Your Favorite Cold Soup

[RPMcMurphy]

What is it?

I like a cold beet soup, borscht....neon pink goodness.



mom (Belorussian) makes it good....and eats it with a dollop of sour cream and fresh dill.

sour grass soup too....mmmmm

[oldschool1982]

Wow! Chilled soups. It's been a while and not sure what the trend is (not really caring though either)

Chilled cucumber dill with coastal white shrimp was once on a menu, I've always liked Vichyssoise and Gazpacho is made almost weekly at home. Tried some of the fruit soups like strawberry served with a warm Grand Marnier muffin on the side and even had a fruit stew (seasonal Melon, Cherries, strawberries, couple other things with a rum laced simple syrup and fresh mint all served in a walnut raisin boule on the menu as well. None sold very well even on the hottest days of summer and that's in and around the SE Coast (Atlanta too).

But if I had to pick one it'd be Gazpacho.

Personally I believe them to be like serving aspic. Once a very popular thing but now it's just not on the palette.

[phatch]

Cold soup has never really been my thing. I generally like the hot variations of classic cold soups better.

But in keeping with your topic, I'd have to go with some of the fruit soups, probably a melon soup. However, you might not really consider that soup. I know I think it's a stretch of the definition to call those soup.

Phil

[yorvo]

I'd agree with the Gazpacho.

[shel]

Chilled, Grilled Tomato Soup from the book Thrill of the Grill. I love that soup, and it's all the more enjoyable because it's seasonal when using fresh, vine ripened tomatoes.

There's a prosciutto and melon soup that I've made a couple of times that was pretty good as well.

scb

[French Foodie]

I'll third gazpacho as my favorite chilled soup. Mmmm. I may just have to go and make some.

[chrose]

Hands down...Borscht! mit sour cream (no dill for me thanks) second would be Gazpacho, third vichysoisse, fourth curried pea with croutons, everything else after that.

[oldschool1982]

Oh yeah! The curried pea? That is a good one. There's also a carrot-ginger with cardamom creme fraiche I tried a while back that worked too. Took allot of carrots though and became too much work for what we sold.

[tessa]

im a gazpachio girl too mmmmmmmmmm yum yum

[Gummy-Bear]

Gazpacho para mi tambien. Me gusta mucho.

[linguini]

I must say, purple is a very unappetising colour. I can't imagine any cold soup tastes any good at all.

In any case, I rather like chicken sweet corn soup.

orientalcookbook.co.uk/chinese.php?recipe=2

Simple to make. Also, spicy hot and sour soup is really delicious.

orientalcookbook.co.uk/chinese.php?recipe=19

[Miraz]

I'm going with purple for my favourites...

1. Hungarian Sour-Cherry Soup - this is an unusual savoury dish but awesome on a hot day
2. Borscht - especially if boosted with a little wasabi
3. Salmorejo
4. Lemon, Ginger, Carrot and Cardamom Soup
5. Zuppa Fredda alla Menta - Italian Chilled Mint Soup

[tessa]

that italian mint soup sounds just gorgous, any chance of the recipe

[Miraz]

Very simple...

600ml of good yoghurt
finely chopped spring onion
3-4 tablespoons of chopped, fresh mint
salt and cayenne pepper to taste

Mix, season, serve!

[beetrootbrain]

Best cold soup fo rme is tomato with a slash of tabasco sauce - almost a bloody mary!!