Chilled Honey Roasted Peach And Cardamom Soup With Vanilla Cream Recipes

CHILLED HONEY-ROASTED PEACH AND CARDAMOM SOUP WITH VANILLA CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Toss peaches, sugar, and honey in large bowl. Place peaches, cut side down, on prepared baking sheet. Roast peaches 15 minutes; turn over and bake until tender and juices begin to caramelize, about 10 minutes longer. Scrape peaches and pan juices into food processor and cool; blend until smooth. Add orange juice, cardamom, and salt; blend until smooth. Transfer soup to medium bowl; season to taste with lemon juice. Cover and refrigerate until cold, at least 2 hours and up to 8 hours.
• Place crème fraîche in small bowl. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean halves and mix well. Ladle soup into 4 bowls; top with dollop of vanilla cream. Garnish with fresh peach slices, if desired.
• *A type of sea salt; available at some supermarkets and specialty foods stores.

CHILLED PEACH SOUP

Steps:

• In a blender or food processor, combine the peaches, yogurt, lemon juice and extract; cover and process until smooth. Refrigerate until chilled. Serve with almonds and mint if desired.

CHILLED PEACH SOUP

Steps:

• Place white wine, peach schnapps, sugar, mint leaves, cinnamon, nutmeg, and half-and-half together in a bowl, and stir until well blended and sugar is dissolved. Add sliced peaches, and transfer to a saucepan.
• Cook over medium heat for 15 minutes, stirring frequently and reducing heat if necessary to prevent scorching cream. Remove from heat when peaches are tender. Cool to a safe temperature for blending. Process in a blender or food processor until completely smooth. Cover, and refrigerate until ready to serve. Serve chilled.

ROASTED PEACH SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Lightly butter a baking sheet.
• Place peach halves cut side down, on prepared baking sheet.
• Sprinkle the peaches with 1/2 cup sugar and bake for 15 to 20 minutes.
• Place the baked peaches in a food processor or blender, along with any drippings from the pan.
• Puree until smooth, stopping 2 to 3 times to scrape down the sides.
• Transfer to a large nonreactive bowl and set aside.
• In a small nonreactive saucepan, combine the peach nectar, remaining sugar and star anise over medium heat.
• Use the tip of blunt knife to scrape the vanilla bean seeds into mixture.
• Bring to a boil and then remove from heat.
• Let the syrup infuse for about 1 hour; then strain through a fine sieve into a nonreactive bowl and add the citrus juices.
• Slowly add the peach syrup to the peach puree until the desired flavor is achieved.
• If the soup is flavored to your liking but too thick, add a little plain peach juice to thin.
• Cover and refrigerate until completely cold.
• To serve, ladle into chilled soup cups and garnish with sliced strawberries and mint.