Summer is coming and so is the hot weather. Nobody likes to cook in the heat of summer. A really hot meal on a sunny day is pretty much as unpopular. It might be that a cool, simple to prepare summer soup is just what you want.
Below are three recipes for soups that can be made in your food processor or blender. If you’ve got the ingredients on hand, none of them take more than ten mins to make. They are all delicious, healthful, and actually refreshing on a warm day. While the recipes all suggest you employ a food processor, you can get excellent results by trying a blender or hand blender too.
These are all very simple recipes, so don’t be shy to modify them and get a taste that your entire family can enjoy.
Here are the recipes.
Summer Vegetarian soup
This is great tasting soup with a touch of Italy included. It is super easy to make and very healthy. It is very good on a hot summer day
An avocado – skin and pit removed of course
4 Roma tomatoes – they might not be quite mouth-watering enough ( see later on )
Basil to taste ( Thai basil is truly good in this )
4 big spoons of extra virgin olive oil
Process
How simple is this soup? Simply throw everything into your Kenwood and mix till 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 ). Pour into bowls, garnish as you wish ( minced chives are nice ) and enjoy.
wonderful Salsa & Black Bean
This soup is a particularly simple soup that takes only a few minutes to prepare. It can be served hot or cold, but always benefits from being heated.
approximately four servings
INGREDIENTS :
two ordinary sized cans of black beans ( any brand is OK, but try for low salt )
one 0.5 cups soup stock ( Just use chicken, beef, or vegetable bullion )
1 cup of your favorite salsa ( corpulent makes a heartier soup )
one little spoon cumin ( best to use fresh ground in the soup and you can splatter seeds on top too )
[*FR3] cup of sour cream
1-2 green onions sliced fine
Process :
Put the beans, salsa, cumin, and soup stock into a mixer ( a blender is OK too ). Puree the mix till it is creamy in texture. Tip the mixture into a medium-sized pot and heat on low-medium till it is totally hot. This allows the flavours to merge. If you are going to serve it cold, move it to the refrigerator 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 are great as a fruit, mixed into drinks, added to salads. They also make a fairly good cool summer soup which is explained below.
Ingredients :
1 massive RIPE mango ( it’s going to be soft, no squishy, to touch )
2 cups chicken soup stock ( make your own or use bullion if you have to )
1 TBSP lemon grass ( available in most Asian markets, it seems like long greenish reeds when you purchase it )
1 TBSP ginger – Freshly sliced is best
Ground chili peppers to taste
one cup yogurt ( 2% plain is best )
2 TBSP cilantro ( chinese parsley ) chopped fine
Process :
Chop mango and put in mixer. Mix briefly and then put in the ginger, lemon grass, chili and 0.5 cup of soup stock. Mix again until everything becomes very smooth. Move the soup into another bowl ( be sure 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 until 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 are all simple and will add a new savoury and healthy dimension to your summer diet.
How much time do you spend cooking each day? For some easy recipes you can use daily to create some of the best meals, visit cooking101.org and have a look at crab bisque soup recipe.
