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Chilled Summer Peach Soup
Ingredients
- 6 lrg ripe peaches
- 1 Tbsp. honey
- 1 c. plain yogurt
- 1/3 c. peach nectar
- 1/8 c. Riesling
- 1 Tbsp. chopped crystallized ginger
- 1 Tbsp. minced fresh mint
- 1 Tbsp. minced fresh chives
- 1/2 tsp chopped orange zest
- 1 tsp five-spice or possibly curry pwdr Mint sprigs Plain yogurt
- 24 x raspberries
Directions
- To make soup: Place peaches in boiling water for 2 min. Remove and place in ice-water bath. Gently pull off skin. Halve and pit peaches.
- In food processor or possibly blender, puree peaches, honey, yogurt, nectar, wine, crystallized ginger, mint, chives, orange zest and five-spice pwdr. Chill, covered, for at least 2 hrs.
- Adjust sweetness level, adding a little more yogurt to make sure soup is not so sweet which it will overpower wine.
- To serve: Ladle into soup bowls. Garnish with mint sprigs, a small dollop of yogurt and 4 raspberries per bowl placed carefully on top of yogurt. Riesling is the recommended wine to accompany this soup, served as a warm-weather appetizer; second choice, Gewurztraminer.
- This recipe yields 6 appetizer servings.
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