Swedish Strawberry Mint Soup Recipes

CHILLED STRAWBERRY AND MINT SOUP

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients, except the mint, in a blender and mix well
• Refrigerate for at least 1 hour to allow the flavors to blend. Before serving, stir in the chopped mint. Pour into soup bowls and serve. This is a great chilled soup or summer drink. Enjoy.

MIDSUMMER SWEDISH STRAWBERRY COMPOTE - JORDGUBBSKRäM

Steps:

• Clean and hull strawberries. Cut large ones into bite-sized pieces or slice.
• In a saucepan, combine strawberries and sugar. Mix a little of the water into the arrowroot (cornflour/starch) to create a thin paste. Add this mixture into saucepan. Add remaining water, and stir to combine. Bring to a gentle boil, stirring carefully & then take off the heat immediately.
• Pour the strawberries into a serving bowl, sprinkle with a little more sugar, and let them stand.
• Serve warm or cold with cream, milk or sour cream.

MOR-MOR WALLBERG'S FRUKTSOPPA (SWEDISH FRUIT SOUP)

Steps:

• 1. In a large saucepan, soak the apricots, prunes, and raisins in 6 cups of water for 30 minutes.
• 2. Add juice (or gelatin mixture), cinnamon, lemon, tapioca and sugar (and optional nutmeg or cloves) and bring to a boil.
• 3. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 20 to 25 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking.
• 4. Uncover and add the apple slices and simmer an additional 5 minutes, or more, until the apples are tender.
• 5. When the soup is "done", the fruit should be plumped and tender and the consistency of the "soup" should be similar to a cooked pie filling before it's cooled. If this does not happen (I've had this happen at different altitudes, etc.), mix tapioca starch with a little cold water and add to the mixture, a little at a time, until the consistency is right. Add a little water or juice if the mixture is too thick.
• 6. Pour the mixture into a bowl and cool at room temperature. Remove the cinnamon sticks.
• 7. Can be served warm, room temperature, cold, or frozen. The most common accompaniment is cream or ice cream.
• 8. To each serving: 1 tsp Wine, rum, cognac or other liquors can be added, at serving time, to make this into an adult version or during cooking to add to the flavor.