Want to change a little of the traditional gazpacho? A multitude of cold soups can be made. Flavors, lightness, freshness, ease of preparation ... They cumulate the good points!
How to make a cold soup?
A good cold soup, it's often not much. Here are the 3 keywords to succeed every time!
- Anticipation . Certainly cold soup has this advantage that it can be prepared in a very short time. But for a recipe worthy of the name, it is necessary to anticipate the preparation so that it has the time to cool sufficiently before one consumes it!
- Texture. In comforting and warm soups we sometimes appreciate the presence of pieces of vegetables. In cold soups, we prefer to finely mix the preparation to avoid surprises! Especially since we sometimes use raw food and it is never very pleasant to fall on a crunchy piece in the middle of his soup! Once the texture is validated, we can add crunchy ingredients: melon balls, shrimps, ice cream ...
- Simplicity . It is well known, the best is the enemy of good. The guideline for a successful recipe? Do not want to put too much. If we are sure of the associations of flavors we can obviously launch without fear but otherwise better bet on a single vegetable / fruit raised by a beautiful seasoning!
Recipes tested and approved
For cold salted soups, we put on fresh vegetables. Cucumber, peas, tomatoes, carrots, radish tops, fennel, celery, beetroot, mushrooms ... We are spoiled for choice when selecting the star of his cold soup. For a tasty recipe, select ONE vegetable and focus on seasoning. At this level, several options are available to us: spices, aromatic herbs, fresh cheeses ... Sweet or spicy one chooses according to his tastes. We also think of cereals: coral lentil soup / coconut milk is a classic that we never tire of! Recipes that work?
The freshest:
- cold carrot & ginger soup
- cold pea / ricotta soup
- cold beet / goat soup
The most creamy:
- cold pumpkin soup
- cold celery soup
- cold soup of zucchini / cheese
The most recovered:
- cold soup of radish skulls
For dessert, we put on fruits and sweet vegetables. Our allies? Strawberries, melon, watermelon, kiwi ... Some examples of recipes identified on Instagram and that inspire us:
- strawberry and peppermint
- melon and ice
