Thursday, May 24, 2012

Chilled Strawberry Soup with Mint


Chilled Strawberry Soup with Mint
Can a soup also be a dessert?  You bet it can, especially if it is a delicious concoction like this chilled strawberry soup with mint.  What a great and refreshing way to cool off from a warm Spring or Summer day! Try it and you are sure to love it.


Ingredients:
1 cup unsweetened cold apple juice
2 bags (16 oz. each) frozen strawberries, thawed
2-4 Tbsp. honey, to taste (preferably raw organic honey)
1/4 cup fresh chopped mint
1/2 cup vanilla yogurt (preferably organic)
4 ginger snaps, crumbled, for garnish (optional)
(As always, for the very healthiest versions of any recipe choose organic content as much as possible.)

Instructions:

1. In blender, purée juice and strawberries with their liquid. With blender running, drizzle in honey to taste. Add mint and purée 1 more minute.
2. Strain soup through mesh strainer to remove seeds.
3. Chill, pour into individual bowls and top with yogurt and crumbled ginger snaps, if desired, before serving.

Makes 4 servings.
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