July 12, 2014 at 7:51 am
· Filed under Desserts, Fruits, Nuts & Seeds, Recipes, Soups, Tip Of The Day
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You don’t have to turn on the stove or the oven to make this refreshing dessert: fruit soup.
Made from fresh or dried fruit, served hot or cold, fruit soups are underrepresented on American menus. Yet, they offer variety year-round.
Cold soups tend to be made with seasonal fruit and are thus served in warmer weather.
Soups made of dried fruits, such as Norwegian fruktsuppe (made of raisins and prunes), can be served hot or cold in any season.
Fruit soups can be cream soups or purées with or without the addition of fruit juice, and can include alcohol such as brandy, champagne, Port or wine.
Sweet fruit soups can include meat; and in at least one instance, a fruit soup can be completely savory, like Chinese winter melon soup.
While fruit soup can be served for dessert, it also can be a first course or an intermezzo between fish and meat courses.
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Fruit soup in a footed bowl. Photo courtesy Driscoll’s. |
Here’s a no cook light summer dessert dessert recipe from berry king Driscoll’s. Made primarily of blackberries, it adds red wine for a sophisticated layer of flavors (some red wines are often described to have hints of blackberry flavor).
Prep time is 5 minutes. Serve with a piece of shortbread on the side.
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Fresh blackberries. Photo © Ninette Luz |
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RECIPE: BLACKBERRY FRUIT SOUP
Ingredients For 4 Servings
2 packages (6 ounces each) blackberries
1 cups dry red wine (Cabernet Sauvignon or Pinot Noir, or substitute a teaspoon of balsamic vinegar)
1/4 cups sugar
4 teaspoons fresh lemon juice, or to taste
Salt and fresh ground pepper
1/4 cups sour cream or plain yogurt
1 package (6 ounces) Driscoll’s Raspberries
1 package (6 ounes) Driscoll’s Blueberries
Fresh mint for garnish
Optional topping: crème fraîche, thin lime slice, mascarpone, sour cream, toasted sliced almonds, vanilla yogurt or frozen yogurt
Optional: shortbread or other cookie
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Preparation
1. PURÉE blackberries, wine and sugar in blender or food processor until smooth. Press through a strainer to remove the seeds. Discard solids.
2. STIR in lemon juice; season lightly with salt and pepper. Cover and chill several hours or overnight.
3. LADLE soup into chilled bowls, footed glasses or wine goblets. Drizzle or spoon sour cream on top, and scatter with raspberries and blueberries.
4. GARNISH each serving with a mint sprig or coarsely chopped mint.
MORE FRUIT SOUP RECIPES
Chilled Papaya and Watermelon Soup Recipe
Chilled Raspberry Yogurt Soup Recipe
Diet Fruit Soup Recipe
Simple Fruit Soup Recipe
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