Golden Summer Soup
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In the past few years, yellow produce has become a mainstay at the produce mart -- yellow pear and cherry tomatoes, yellow zucchini, yellow beets, yellow raspberries, and even yellow watermelon are considerably less acidic than their red counterparts. This soup looks and tastes like pure summertime with its fresh, just-picked corn, golden yellow sweet peppers, and yellow cherry tomatoes. If you can't find yellow tomatoes, use the red variety and sweet red peppers for an equally delicious variation. A touch of hot pepper oil gives it extra zing. Serve this as a first course for an outdoor luncheon in attractive pottery cups or small glass bowls.
Ingredients
3 tablespoons olive oil
6 scallions -- white part only, finely chopped
2 cups fresh corn kernels -- (about 4 medium ears)
1 pint yellow cherry tomatoes -- stemmed and coarsely chopped
1 sweet yellow pepper -- seeded and diced into 1/2-inch pieces
6 cups chicken stock
6 basil leaves
1/4 cup whipping cream
salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon hot pepper oil
Comments
In the past few years, yellow produce has become a mainstay at the produce mart -- yellow pear and cherry tomatoes, yellow zucchini, yellow beets, yellow raspberries, and even yellow watermelon are considerably less acidic than their red counterparts. This soup looks and tastes like pure summertime with its fresh, just-picked corn, golden yellow sweet peppers, and yellow cherry tomatoes. If you can't find yellow tomatoes, use the red variety and sweet red peppers for an equally delicious variation. A touch of hot pepper oil gives it extra zing. Serve this as a first course for an outdoor luncheon in attractive pottery cups or small glass bowls.
Ingredients
3 tablespoons olive oil
6 scallions -- white part only, finely chopped
2 cups fresh corn kernels -- (about 4 medium ears)
1 pint yellow cherry tomatoes -- stemmed and coarsely chopped
1 sweet yellow pepper -- seeded and diced into 1/2-inch pieces
6 cups chicken stock
6 basil leaves
1/4 cup whipping cream
salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon hot pepper oil
For the Garnish:
1/2 cup sour cream
Extra basil leaves -- finely chopped just before serving to avoid darkening
Procedure
1. Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the scallions and sauté until slightly soft, about 3 minutes.
2. Reserve 1/4 cup corn, 1/4 cup tomatoes, and 2 tablespoons diced yellow pepper. Add the remaining tomatoes, yellow peppers, and corn to the pan and sauté for about 3 minutes.
3. Add the chicken stock and basil and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer slowly, uncovered, for about 10 minutes. Remove and discard the basil leaves. Puree the soup in the pan with a hand blender or in batches in a blender or food processor fitted with a steel blade.
4. Pass through a food mill or strainer into a bowl, pressing against the solids to extract all of the essence.
5. Stir in the cream, seasonings, and hot pepper oil. Taste for seasoning. Chill for at least 3 hours.
6. Immerse the reserved corn and yellow pepper in boiling water for about 2 minutes. Drain, chill, and reserve.
TO SERVE:
1/2 cup sour cream
Extra basil leaves -- finely chopped just before serving to avoid darkening
Procedure
1. Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the scallions and sauté until slightly soft, about 3 minutes.
2. Reserve 1/4 cup corn, 1/4 cup tomatoes, and 2 tablespoons diced yellow pepper. Add the remaining tomatoes, yellow peppers, and corn to the pan and sauté for about 3 minutes.
3. Add the chicken stock and basil and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer slowly, uncovered, for about 10 minutes. Remove and discard the basil leaves. Puree the soup in the pan with a hand blender or in batches in a blender or food processor fitted with a steel blade.
4. Pass through a food mill or strainer into a bowl, pressing against the solids to extract all of the essence.
5. Stir in the cream, seasonings, and hot pepper oil. Taste for seasoning. Chill for at least 3 hours.
6. Immerse the reserved corn and yellow pepper in boiling water for about 2 minutes. Drain, chill, and reserve.
TO SERVE:
Pour the soup into bowls and garnish with sour cream, tomatoes, yellow pepper, corn, and chopped basil.
ADVANCE PREPARATION:
ADVANCE PREPARATION:
The soup and garnish may be prepared I day ahead through step 6 and refrigerated until serving.
Servings
Servings: 8
Yield: Serves 8
Cooking Times
Preparation Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 3 hours and 35 minutes
Nutrition Facts
Nutrition (per serving): 165 calories, 106 calories from fat, 12g total fat, 17.7mg cholesterol, 704.4mg sodium, 325.3mg potassium, 10.4g carbohydrates, 1.3g fiber, 2.3g sugar, 5.4g protein.
Source
Author: The Taste of Summer
Source: Cooking.com
Web Page: http://www.cooking.com/Recipes-and-More/recipes/Golden-Summer-Soup-recipe-4839.aspx
Copyright: Recipe reprinted by permission of Chronicle . All rights reserved. Date Added: 01/01/2008
Servings
Servings: 8
Yield: Serves 8
Cooking Times
Preparation Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 3 hours and 35 minutes
Nutrition Facts
Nutrition (per serving): 165 calories, 106 calories from fat, 12g total fat, 17.7mg cholesterol, 704.4mg sodium, 325.3mg potassium, 10.4g carbohydrates, 1.3g fiber, 2.3g sugar, 5.4g protein.
Source
Author: The Taste of Summer
Source: Cooking.com
Web Page: http://www.cooking.com/Recipes-and-More/recipes/Golden-Summer-Soup-recipe-4839.aspx
Copyright: Recipe reprinted by permission of Chronicle . All rights reserved. Date Added: 01/01/2008
Enjoy!
Connie W.
Connie W.
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