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Your Favorite Cold Soup

post #1 of 15
7/9/08 at 6:35am
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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
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post #2 of 15
7/9/08 at 7:07am
Wow! Chilled soups. It's been a while and not sure what the trend is (not really caring though either:look:)

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).:blush:

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.:D
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post #3 of 15
7/9/08 at 7:07am
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
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post #4 of 15
7/9/08 at 7:47am
I'd agree with the Gazpacho.
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post #5 of 15
7/9/08 at 8:01am
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
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post #6 of 15
7/9/08 at 9:14am
I'll third gazpacho as my favorite chilled soup. Mmmm. I may just have to go and make some.
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post #7 of 15
7/9/08 at 9:36am
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.
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post #8 of 15
7/9/08 at 9:48am
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.
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post #9 of 15
7/9/08 at 10:40am
im a gazpachio girl too mmmmmmmmmm yum yum
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post #10 of 15
7/9/08 at 10:53am
Gazpacho para mi tambien. Me gusta mucho.
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post #11 of 15
7/16/08 at 4:32pm
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.

Simple to make. Also, spicy hot and sour soup is really delicious.
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post #12 of 15
7/17/08 at 2:50am
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
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post #13 of 15
7/17/08 at 3:31am
that italian mint soup sounds just gorgous, any chance of the recipe
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post #14 of 15
7/17/08 at 3:45am
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!
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post #15 of 15
7/17/08 at 5:55am
Best cold soup fo rme is tomato with a slash of tabasco sauce - almost a bloody mary!!;)
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