Chilledfruitandchampagnesoup Recipes

CHILLED AVOCADO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, chile and the garlic and cook until slightly soft, about 2 minutes.
• Season with salt, to taste. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool.
• Put the avocados in a large bowl. Add the chicken broth, lemon juice, cilantro, onion mixture, and water. Add, in batches, to a blender and puree until smooth, straining each batch of puree into a large bowl. Stir in the 1 teaspoon of salt and the 1 teaspoon of pepper, then cover and refrigerate until well chilled, about 3 hours.
• Pour the chilled soup into individual bowls. Top each serving with a drizzle of the sour cream. Serve with crostini or croutons, if desired.

CRISPY FLAUTAS

Steps:

• Heat 1 teaspoon vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the bell pepper and onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high and stir in the chicken breast. Cook and stir until the chicken breast is no longer pink in the center, about 10 minutes. Shred the chicken using two forks. Stir in the taco seasoning and water. Simmer until the liquid has evaporated, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Stir in the Cheddar cheese, then remove from heat, and set aside.
• Lightly brush each corn tortilla will a layer of salsa. Spread about 2 tablespoons of the chicken mixture in a line along the bottom edge of the tortilla. Tightly roll the tortilla into a cylinder, and secure the ends with one or two toothpicks. Repeat with remaining tortillas.
• Heat 2 cups vegetable oil in a large skillet to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Fry the flautas in the preheated oil, no more than 4 at a time, until golden and crisp, about 4 minutes. Drain the flautas on a paper towel-lined plate. Discard toothpicks and top finished flautas with remaining salsa.

CHILLED CANTALOUPE SOUP

Steps:

• Peel, seed, and cube the cantaloupe.
• Place cantaloupe and 1/2 cup orange juice in a blender or food processor; cover, and process until smooth. Transfer to large bowl. Stir in lime juice, cinnamon, and remaining orange juice. Cover, and refrigerate for at least one hour. Garnish with mint if desired.

CHILLED FRUIT AND CHAMPAGNE SOUP

Steps:

• You need some plain, flat white soup or pasta bowls for this to work well.
• Place a 440g can of red fruit (cherries, berries, plums) and a 440g can of orange fruit (peaches, apricots) in the fridge overnight. Process each can separately. Puree the fruit and the juice or syrup in a blender, use enough of the syrup or juice to puree the fruit easily, this will be between about half to all of it. Then pass through a sieve to a 1litre jug. Rinse the blender and sieve before doing the second can of fruit and putting it in a different jug.
• Cover each jug with plastic wrap and put in the fridge until just before serving.
• Add the champagne to each jug so they are have increased by half again once you have stirred the fruit and champagne together and the foam has been mixed inches This will only use about half of the bottle.
• Hold a jug in each hand and pour both fruit mixes into a chilled bowl at the same time from opposite sides of the bowl. They should meet in the middle. Use a toothpick to make a small swirling pattern where the two colours meet.
• If you have a helper in the kitchen to pour a third jug, you could add a third can of white fruit (apples or pears).
• This is a very simple dish and once you have made it a couple of times you will feel able to experiment quite happily but remember to use cans of fruit rather than fresh as it saves a lot of hassle cooking the fruit and there is consistency in the amount of fruit in each can.
• Beware that the combination of fruit and alcohol can affect people more noticeably that they would expect.

CHAMPAGNE VSOP

Steps:

• Drop one sugar cube in each Champagne flute. Pour 1 tablespoon brandy over each sugar cube, then top off with the chilled Champagne. Rub the orange zest along the rim of each flute, then drop a piece of zest into each cocktail. Serve immediately.

CHILLED MIXED FRUIT

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring sugar and water to a boil. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Cool completely., Cut a thin slice from the top and bottom of each grapefruit; stand grapefruit upright on a cutting board. Cut off peel and outer membrane, starting from the top. Holding fruit over a bowl to catch juices, remove grapefruit sections by cutting along the membrane. Repeat with oranges., Place lemon juice, sugar syrup, citrus sections and reserved juices in a large bowl; toss to combine. Refrigerate, covered, 8 hours or overnight. Stir in remaining fruit; refrigerate, covered, 1 hour longer.

STRAWBERRY CHAMPAGNE SOUP

Steps:

• Bring water, orange juice, sugar, cinnamon stick, salt, honey and green peppercorns to a simmer.
• Let stand for one hour.
• Strain mixture through a fine-meshed strainer and pour over the strawberries.
• Put the strawberries in a blender.
• Puree until mixture is smooth.
• Stir in the lemon juice and champagne.
• Serve chilled.

CHILLED CORN CAULIFLOWER SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat; add cauliflower, onions, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover. Cook until onions are softened, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Add corn and garlic; cover. Cook 4 minutes; add Swanson® Chicken Broth and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt. Increase heat to medium-high; bring to a boil. Remove from heat.
• Place half of corn mixture in a blender. Cover and hold lid down; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Blend until smooth. Repeat procedure with remaining corn mixture. Chill at least 4 hours.
• Serve chilled soup with your choice of garnishes.