Blueberry Soup from today's Newspaper
 

Here is an interesting Summer soup from today's Sunday News. I wanted
to make it for dinner, but changed my mind.

Blueberry Soup

From today's Sunday News:

Serves 4


From Grand Central Oyster Bar. May be served as an appetizer or dessert.

2 cups fresh blueberries
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups water
1 lemon cut into 10 slices
1 small cinnamon stick
1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/2 cup fruity red wine (such as zinfandel or pinot noir)
1 1/2 cups vanilla yogurt

Combine blueberries, sugar, water, lemon and spices in a medium-size
saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.

Mix cornstarch with wine and stir into blueberry mixture. Continue to
stir over low heat until soup is slightly thickened.

Strain mixture into a bowl and refrigerate covered for 4 hours. Serve
in chilled bowls. Add a dollop of yogurt and a few whole blueberries.

Margaret Suran wrote:
> Here is an interesting Summer soup from today's Sunday News. I wanted
> to make it for dinner, but changed my mind.
>
> Blueberry Soup
>
> From today's Sunday News:
>
> Serves 4
>
>
> From Grand Central Oyster Bar. May be served as an appetizer or dessert.
>
> 2 cups fresh blueberries
> 1/2 cup sugar
> 1 1/2 cups water
> 1 lemon cut into 10 slices
> 1 small cinnamon stick
> 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
> 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
> 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
> 1/2 cup fruity red wine (such as zinfandel or pinot noir)
> 1 1/2 cups vanilla yogurt
>
> Combine blueberries, sugar, water, lemon and spices in a medium-size
> saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
>
> Mix cornstarch with wine and stir into blueberry mixture. Continue to
> stir over low heat until soup is slightly thickened.
>
> Strain mixture into a bowl and refrigerate covered for 4 hours. Serve
> in chilled bowls. Add a dollop of yogurt and a few whole blueberries.

It is interesting, because if the berry skins are strained and
discarded then the best part of the nutritional value is lost, the
antioxidants... it's bad enough the berries were cooked, but now it's
not worth the effort to eat. I mean you didn't really need to go
through so many contortions just to sneak another glass of wine. hehe

Sheldon

Margaret Suran > said:

> Blueberry Soup

This sounds marvelous, Margaret. I'm definitely setting it aside for
future use. Mmmmmmm! Purple teeth!

Carol

"Sheldon" > wrote in message
ps.com...
>
>
> Margaret Suran wrote:
> > Here is an interesting Summer soup from today's Sunday News. I wanted
> > to make it for dinner, but changed my mind.
> >
> > Blueberry Soup
> >
> > From today's Sunday News:
> >
> > Serves 4
> >
> >
> > From Grand Central Oyster Bar. May be served as an appetizer or
dessert.
> >
> > 2 cups fresh blueberries
> > 1/2 cup sugar
> > 1 1/2 cups water
> > 1 lemon cut into 10 slices
> > 1 small cinnamon stick
> > 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
> > 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
> > 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
> > 1/2 cup fruity red wine (such as zinfandel or pinot noir)
> > 1 1/2 cups vanilla yogurt
> >
> > Combine blueberries, sugar, water, lemon and spices in a medium-size
> > saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
> >
> > Mix cornstarch with wine and stir into blueberry mixture. Continue to
> > stir over low heat until soup is slightly thickened.
> >
> > Strain mixture into a bowl and refrigerate covered for 4 hours. Serve
> > in chilled bowls. Add a dollop of yogurt and a few whole blueberries.
>
> It is interesting, because if the berry skins are strained and
> discarded then the best part of the nutritional value is lost, the
> antioxidants... it's bad enough the berries were cooked, but now it's
> not worth the effort to eat. I mean you didn't really need to go
> through so many contortions just to sneak another glass of wine. hehe
>
> Sheldon
>

Yah, I might try cooking 1/2 the blueberries and pureeing the other half raw
and stirring them in at the end. It might change the texture but you would
get more nutritional value from the blueberries.

rmg wrote:
> "Sheldon" > wrote in message
> ps.com...
> >
> >
> > Margaret Suran wrote:
> > > Here is an interesting Summer soup from today's Sunday News. I wanted
> > > to make it for dinner, but changed my mind.
> > >
> > > Blueberry Soup
> > >
> > > From today's Sunday News:
> > >
> > > Serves 4
> > >
> > >
> > > From Grand Central Oyster Bar. May be served as an appetizer or
> dessert.
> > >
> > > 2 cups fresh blueberries
> > > 1/2 cup sugar
> > > 1 1/2 cups water
> > > 1 lemon cut into 10 slices
> > > 1 small cinnamon stick
> > > 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
> > > 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
> > > 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
> > > 1/2 cup fruity red wine (such as zinfandel or pinot noir)
> > > 1 1/2 cups vanilla yogurt
> > >
> > > Combine blueberries, sugar, water, lemon and spices in a medium-size
> > > saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
> > >
> > > Mix cornstarch with wine and stir into blueberry mixture. Continue to
> > > stir over low heat until soup is slightly thickened.
> > >
> > > Strain mixture into a bowl and refrigerate covered for 4 hours. Serve
> > > in chilled bowls. Add a dollop of yogurt and a few whole blueberries.
> >
> > It is interesting, because if the berry skins are strained and
> > discarded then the best part of the nutritional value is lost, the
> > antioxidants... it's bad enough the berries were cooked, but now it's
> > not worth the effort to eat. I mean you didn't really need to go
> > through so many contortions just to sneak another glass of wine. hehe
> >
> > Sheldon
> >
>
> Yah, I might try cooking 1/2 the blueberries and pureeing the other half raw
> and stirring them in at the end. It might change the texture but you would
> get more nutritional value from the blueberries.

I'd not cook or strain anything... I'd omit the corn starch, cut way
back on the sugar, squeeze in all the lemon and add some of the zest,
and exchange the water for 10 ice cubes is all... seems like a great
recipe for a smoothie.

Sheldon