Chilled Summer Fruit Soup
A chilled sweet soup built on strawberries and bananas, brightened with lime and lightly thickened with gelatin.
Ingredients
water
2 pints 8 ounces
sugar
1 pound 8 ounces
lime juice
5 ounces
lime zest, grated
0.25 ounces
strawberries, sliced
8 ounces
bananas, sliced
12 ounces
gelatin
0.25 ounces
cold water (for soaking gelatin)
4 ounces
mixed fresh fruit for garnish (strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, etc.)
to taste
Instructions
1
Step 1
Combine the sugar and water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and stir until the sugar dissolves.
2
Step 2
Add the lime juice, zest, strawberries, and bananas. Remove from heat, cover, and let stand until cooled to room temperature.
3
Step 3
Strain the soup through a fine sieve. Let the liquid drip naturally; do not press the solids or the soup will turn cloudy.
4
Step 4
Soften the gelatin with the cold water. Reheat the soup to just below a boil, add the gelatin, and stir until dissolved.
5
Step 5
After cooling, chill in the refrigerator. The amount of gelatin is only meant to thicken the soup and will not cause it to set.
6
Step 6
Prepare the garnish fruit. Keep small berries whole, and cut larger fruits into pieces as needed.
7
Step 7
To serve, ladle the soup into soup plates and add the desired garnishes.
