Cold Rose Water Soup With Apricots And Pistachios Mish Mosh Recipes

THE ULTIMATE SUMMER FRUIT SOUP

Steps:

• Combine the blueberries, pineapple, oranges, melon, lemon juice, lemon zest, sugar, and pineapple juice in a large skillet. If desired, stir in the yogurt to make the mixture more creamy. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until the sugar dissolves and the fruit softens, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Place fruit mixture into a blender or the bowl of a food processor; blend or pulse until smooth. Spoon into a freezer dish. Chill until mixture becomes slushy, about 20 to 25 minutes, or until desired consistency. Serve garnished with fresh mint leaves.

ROSE WATER RICE PUDDING

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan, combine water and rice; bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until water is absorbed, about 15 minutes. Add cream and sugar; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until slightly thickened, 30-40 minutes. Stir in rose water. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 2 hours. Stir in additional cream to reach desired consistency. If desired, top with pomegranate seeds and pistachios.

PISTACHIO SOUP

Steps:

• Cook shelled pistachios in a small saucepan of boiling water 1 minute, then drain and rub off skins.
• Transfer ½ cup skinned pistachios to a blander (reserve remainder), then add broth and blend until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Chop leek and wash in a bowl of cold water, agitating it, then lift out with a slotted spoon and transfer to a bowl along with onion, garlic, ginger and cayenne.
• Heat 2 T oil in a 3-4 quart heavy saucepan over moderately high heat until just beginning to smoke, then cook cumin and coriander seeds, stirring, until fragrant and a shade or two darker, 10 to 30 seconds. Stir in leek mixture, then reduce heat to moderately low and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are softened, about 5 minutes.
• Add pistachio puree, water, salt, pepper, and turmeric, then whisk in rice flour and bring to a boil, whisking constantly. Reduce heat to low and gently simmer, covered, whisking occasionally, 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat remaining ½ T oil in a 7-8" heavy skillet over moderate heat until hot but not smoking, then cook barberries, grape molasses, and remaining ¼ c skinned pistachios, stirring, until combined and heated through, 30 seconds to 1 minute. (be careful not to burn barberries) Transfer to a small bowl.
• Puree soup in 2 or 3 small batches in blender (use caution when blending hot liquids) until smooth, transferring to a large bowl.
• Return soup to pot, then stir in juice and bring to a simmer. Season with salt and pepper. Serve soup topped with pistachio mixture.
• Cooks' note: Soup, without citrus juice, can be made 1 day ahead and cooled, uncovered, then chilled, covered. Reheat, stirring in juice.
• Pistachio topping can be made 1 day ahead and kept covered at room temperature.

MISHMASH SOUP

Steps:

• 1. In a large pot, saut. onion and garlic in olive oil over medium heat until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the veggies and cook until they soften, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the vegetable stock, tomatoes, beans, dried herbs, and bundle of dill and parsley. Mix it all up and let it simmer for about 20 minutes, until the vegetables are tender. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 2. Remove herb bundle.
• 3. Serve with crackers, toasted bread, or croutons, or place cooked rice or quinoa in the bottom of each bowl and ladle the soup over it.

RASPBERRY-ROSE WATER SOUP

Steps:

• For the Apricots
• Bring the simple syrup and water to a boil over medium heat. Add the apricots and bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to low and simmer very gently for 5 minutes.
• Pour the apricots and poaching liquid into a bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate overnight to plump.
• For the Soup
• Put the raspberries in a food processor and process to a very smooth puree. Strain (discard the solids) and measure out 2 cups. Pour into a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat, skimming off any impurities that rise to the surface. Strain through a fine strainer, then through a strainer lined with several layers of cheesecloth.
• Put the simple syrup in a small glass bowl and sprinkle the gelatin over the surface. Let sit for at least 1 minute. Microwave for 30 seconds or heat gently in a saucepan to melt.
• Add the syrup and gelatin to the raspberry puree and whisk for about 45 seconds. Stir in the rose water and taste. Add more syrup if necessary.
• Chill completely before serving.
• To Serve
• Spoon the soup into small dessert bowls or glasses. Cut the apricots into tiny dice and add to the soup with some fresh raspberries. Top with a scoop of the sorbet.
• make it simpler
• You could float icy cold champagne on the soup instead of making the sorbet.