Recipe
Chilled Fruit Champagne Soup With Crystallized Ginger
Ingredients
- 2 Fuji apples, peeled, cored and roughly chopped
- 1 ripe yet firm peach, pitted and roughly chopped
- 2 cups water
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 fresh orange juice
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons shredded fresh mint leaves
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 cup Extra-Dry or Demi-Sec Champagne
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped crystallized ginger
Directions
- In a 2-quart heavy pot, combine the apples, peach, water, sugar, lemon juice, orange juice, 1/4 cup mint leaves and lemon zest. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to mediumlow and simmer uncovered for 20 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and puree with an immersion blender, or in batches in a blender. (Use caution when pureeing hot liquids.) Transfer to a clean container and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled, at least 2 hours.
- Stir the Champagne into the soup. Ladle into 6 small, chilled bowls, and garnish each with a teaspoon of mint and a teaspoon of chopped crystallized ginger. Serve immediately, either as a firstcourse or a dessert. Yield: 1 quart: about 4 - 6 servings
Recipe Details
- Source: Essence of Emeril EE2B05
- Dish Type: Soups
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