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