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