Chilled Peach And Nectarine Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Puree fruit with 1/2 cup of the juice.
• Transfer to a large bowl.
• Stir in remaining 1-1/2 cups orange juice.
• Puree pineapple with 1/4 cup reserved juice and stir into fruit puree.
• Whisk in ginger, sour cream and enough of the remaining pineapple juice to thin the soup.
• Stir in confectioners' sugar if you want it sweeter.
• Chill several hours until very cold.
• Serve garnished with mint and reserved fruit slices.

Steps:

• 1. Peel, seed and cut up all the fruit into chunks. Zest and juice orange and juice lemon.
• 2. Place all fruits, the zest, and liquids (juice and honey) into bowl of large food processor and process until smooth. If you have a small processor or blender, puree the fruits in batches, mixing them together in a large bowl after processing.
• 3. Put the puree through a food mill or fine sieve if desired to obtain the smoothest texture. Cover and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled.
• 4. When ready to serve, ladle into shallow serving bowls or cups dividing into equal portions. Swirl in 1 to 2 tbsp of your choice of dairy product. Top with mint leaves and a quick grind of fresh nutmeg.
• 5. For special occasions, use a sweet white dessert wine in place of the grape juice. Note: Prep time does not include chilling time.

Steps:

• Place white wine, peach schnapps, sugar, mint leaves, cinnamon, nutmeg, and half-and-half together in a bowl, and stir until well blended and sugar is dissolved. Add sliced peaches, and transfer to a saucepan.
• Cook over medium heat for 15 minutes, stirring frequently and reducing heat if necessary to prevent scorching cream. Remove from heat when peaches are tender. Cool to a safe temperature for blending. Process in a blender or food processor until completely smooth. Cover, and refrigerate until ready to serve. Serve chilled.

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• In a blender or food processor, combine the peaches, yogurt, lemon juice and extract; cover and process until smooth. Refrigerate until chilled. Serve with almonds and mint if desired.

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• Pour a small amount of diet 7-up over sliced peaches and toss to coat. Take a slotted spoon, remove and reserve 2 cups of peaches. Again, use the slotted spoon to place the remainer in a blender or food processor. Puree. Place all peaches in the refrigerator to chill.
• In a medium saucepan, add the 1.5 cups cold water, sugar, cloves, and cinnamon sticks. Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 8 minutes.
• While spice mixture is simmering, combine the cornstarch with the 1/2 cup water. Stir well to completely dissolve cornstarch; set aside.
• After the spices have simmered 8 minutes, stir in the dissolved cornstarch. Bring to a second boil, stirring constantly. Then remove from the heat.
• Stir in the white wine. Remove cloves and cinnamon sticks.
• Add food coloring and stir. Refrigerate.
• When ready to serve, add all peaches and gently stir to blend together the liquid and the fruit.
• Garnish the chilled soup/ peach mixture with berries and a sprig of mint.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Place raspberries in a blender; cover and process until blended. Strain and discard seeds. Cover and refrigerate puree. Place peaches and lemon juice in the blender; cover and process until smooth. Transfer to a bowl; stir in the nectar, yogurt, sugar if desired and extract. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until chilled. , To garnish as shown in the photo, drizzle 1 tablespoon raspberry puree in a 3 in. circle on top of each serving. Use a toothpick to draw six lines toward the center of circle, forming a flower.