| Summer is coming and so is the hot weather. | | | | 1 teaspoon cumin (best to use fresh ground in the |
| Nobody likes to cook in the heat of summer. A | | | | soup and you can sprinkle seeds on top too) |
| really hot meal on a hot day is almost as | | | | 1/4 cup of sour cream |
| unpopular. It could be that a cool, easy to prepare | | | | 1-2 green onions chopped fine |
| summer soup is just what you need. | | | | Process: |
| Below are 3 recipes for soups that can be made | | | | Put the beans, salsa, cumin, and soup stock into a |
| in your food processor or blender. If you have | | | | food processor (a blender is OK too). Puree the |
| the ingredients on hand, none of them take more | | | | mixture until it is creamy in texture. Pour the |
| than 10 minutes to make. They are all delicious, | | | | mixture into a mid-sized pot and heat on |
| nutritious, and really refreshing on a hot day. While | | | | low-medium until it is completely hot. This allows |
| the recipes all suggest you use a food processor, | | | | the flavours to merge. If you are going to serve |
| you can get very good results by using a blender | | | | it cold, move it to the fridge to cool off till it is |
| or hand blender too. | | | | time to eat. To eat it hot, simply serve into bowls |
| These are all very simple recipes, so don't be shy | | | | and garnish with the onions and some of the sour |
| to modify them and get a taste that your whole | | | | cream. |
| family can enjoy. | | | | MANGO SOUP |
| Here are the recipes. | | | | Mangos are simply divine. They are great as a |
| Summer Vegetarian soup | | | | fruit, mixed into drinks, added to salads. They also |
| This is great tasting soup with a touch of Italy | | | | make a really good cool summer soup which is |
| included. It is super easy to make and very | | | | explained below. |
| healthy. It is particularly good on a hot summer | | | | Ingredients: |
| dayan avocado - skin and pit removed of course | | | | 1 large RIPE mango (it will be soft, no squishy, to |
| 4 Roma tomatoes - they may not be quite juicy | | | | touch) |
| enough (see below) | | | | 2 cups chicken soup stock (make your own or |
| Basil to taste (Thai basil is really good in this) | | | | use bullion if you must) |
| 4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil | | | | 1 TBSP lemon grass (available in most Asian |
| Process | | | | markets, it looks like longgreenish reeds when you |
| How easy is this soup? Simply throw everything | | | | buy it) |
| into your food processor and mix until it is | | | | 1 TBSP ginger - Freshly chopped is best |
| smooth. If you find that it is more like a smoothie | | | | Ground chili peppers to taste |
| than soup, simply add more liquid (or swap one of | | | | 1 cup yogurt (2% plain is best) |
| the Roma tomatoes for another more juicy | | | | 2 TBSP cilantro (chinese parsley) chopped fine |
| variety). Pour into bowls, garnish as you wish | | | | Process: |
| (minced chives are nice) and enjoy. | | | | Chop mango and put in food processor. Mix briefly |
| Sensational Salsa & Black Bean | | | | and then put in the ginger, lemon grass, chili and 1 |
| This soup is a very simple soup that takes just a | | | | 2 cup of soup stock. Mix again till everything |
| few minutes to prepare. It can be served hot or | | | | becomes very smooth. Move the soup into |
| cold, but always benefits from being heated. | | | | another bowl (be sure it is large enough) and mix |
| Roughly 4 servings | | | | in first the rest of the stock, and then the yogurt. |
| INGREDIENTS: | | | | This is best served cold, so put in fridge till you |
| 2 normal sized cans of black beans (any brand is | | | | are ready to eat. Then put into bowls and serve |
| OK, but try for low salt) | | | | with the cilantro as the garnish. |
| 1 1/2 cups soup stock (Just use chicken, beef, or | | | | As the temperature starts to go up give these |
| vegetable bullion) | | | | soups a try. They are all very simple and will add |
| 1 cup of your favorite salsa (chunky makes a | | | | a new delicious and healthy dimension to your |
| heartier soup) | | | | summer diet. |