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Spiced Summer Fruit Soup

This and the following berry soup are the only fruit soups in this chapter that need a bit of cooking. The wine and spices give it a wonderfully complex flavor.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    6 or more servings

Ingredients

1

cup fresh blueberries

3

sweet red plums, diced

4

medium ripe peaches, diced

1

cup seedless red or green grapes

1

cup hulled and chopped strawberries

Juice of 1/2 lemon

4

1/2 cups apple juice

One 2-inch stick cinnamon

5

whole cloves

1

/3 cup semisweet red wine

3

tablespoons natural granulated sugar or agave nectar, or to taste

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Combine all the ingredients in a soup pot. Bring to a rapid simmer, then lower the heat. Cover and simmer gently for 20 to 25 minutes, until the fruit is tender.

    Step 2

    Allow the soup to cool, then refrigerate until chilled. If too dense, adjust the consistency with more apple juice.

  2. Nutrition Information

    Step 3

    Per serving:

    Step 4

    Calories: 212

    Step 5

    Total fat: 1g

    Step 6

    Protein: 1g

    Step 7

    Fiber: 4g

    Step 8

    Carbohydrate: 50g

    Step 9

    Cholesterol: 0mg

    Step 10

    Sodium: 10mg

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