No-one likes to cook in the heat of summer. A really hot meal on a warm day is pretty much as detested. It might be that a cool, straightforward to prepare summer soup is just what you want.
Below are 3 recipes for soups that can be made in your food processor or blender. If you have the ingredients available, none take more than 10 minutes to make. They’re all tasty, tasty, and actually refreshing on a sunny day. While the recipes all suggest you employ a food processor, you can get excellent results by employing a blender or hand blender too.
These are all very simple recipes, so don’t be shy to change them and get a taste that your full family can enjoy.
Here are the recipes.
Summer Vegetarian soup
This is great tasting soup with a touch of Italy included. It is super simple to make and very healthy. It is very good on a hot summer day
An avocado – skin and pit removed naturally
4 Roma tomatoes – they might not be quite luscious enough ( see later )
Basil to taste ( Thai basil is really good in this )
Four big spoons of extra virgin olive oil
Process
How easy is this soup? Simply throw everything into your food processor and mix until it is smooth. If you find that it is more of a smoothie than soup, simply add more liquid ( or swap one of the Roma tomatoes for another more juicy variety ). Decant into bowls, garnish as you wish ( minced chives are nice ) and enjoy.
Wonderful Salsa & Black Bean
This soup is a particularly straightforward soup that takes some minutes to prepare. It can be served cold, but always benefits from being heated.
approximately four servings
INGREDIENTS :
two normal sized cans of black beans ( any brand is OK, but try for low salt )
1 0.5 cups soup stock ( Just use chicken, meat, or vegetable bullion )
1 cup of your favorite salsa ( chunky makes a heartier soup )
1 little spoon cumin ( best to use fresh ground in the soup and you can spatter seeds on top too )
0.25 cup of sour cream
1-2 green onions cut fine
Process :
Put the beans, salsa, cumin, and soup stock into a mixer ( a blender is OK too). Puree the mixture till it is creamy in texture. Decant the mixture into a medium-sized pot and heat on low-medium until it is totally hot. This allows the flavors to combine. If you are going to serve it cold, move it to the fridge to cool down off till it is time to eat. To eat it hot, simply serve into bowls and garnish with the onions and some of the sour cream.
MANGO SOUP
Mangos are simply divine. They’re great as a fruit, whisked into drinks, added to salads. They also make a really good cool summer soup which is explained below.
Ingredients :
1 massive RIPE mango ( it is going to be soft, no soft, to touch )
two cups chicken soup stock ( make your own or use bullion if you must )
1 TBSP lemon grass ( available in most Asian markets, it looks like long greenish reeds when you buy it )
1 TBSP ginger – Freshly sliced is best
Ground chili peppers to taste
1 cup yogurt ( two percent plain is best )
2 TBSP cilantro ( Chinese parsley ) cut fine
Process :
Chop mango and put in food processor. Mix temporarily and then put in the ginger, lemon grass, chili and [*FR1] cup of soup stock. Mix again until everything becomes very smooth. Move the soup into another bowl ( be certain it is large enough ) and mix in first the remainder of the stock, and then the yogurt. This is best served cold, so put in fridge till you are ready for eating. Then put into bowls and serve with the cilantro as the garnish.
As the temperature starts to go up give these soups a try. They’re all extremely simple and will add a new tasty and healthy dimension to your summer diet.
For more easy to make recipes, visit cooking101.org and also read about crab bisque soup.
