Florida Chilled Citrus Fruit Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Combine the blueberries, pineapple, oranges, melon, lemon juice, lemon zest, sugar, and pineapple juice in a large skillet. If desired, stir in the yogurt to make the mixture more creamy. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until the sugar dissolves and the fruit softens, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Place fruit mixture into a blender or the bowl of a food processor; blend or pulse until smooth. Spoon into a freezer dish. Chill until mixture becomes slushy, about 20 to 25 minutes, or until desired consistency. Serve garnished with fresh mint leaves.

Steps:

• 1. In a mixing bowl; add orange juice, yogurt, honey and lemon juice.
• 2. Whisk until the mixtture is all one color together.
• 3. In each of 4 "soup or ceral" bowls; put 1/4 cup berries and 1/4 of the banana.
• 4 Ladle the liquid over the berries and the banana slices.
• 5. Soup is ready to eat.
• Notes: Berries may be fresh or frozen. For a more "full-bodied" soup you may use more fruit. Other fruits such as kiwi, pineapple, apples may be used.

Steps:

• Peel, section and seed grapefruits and oranges.
• Coarsley chop and place in bowl.
• Add all remaining ingredients.
• Chill for 4 hours.

Steps:

• Cut one onion in half without peeling. Peel and finely chop the second onion.
• heat a large heavy-based skillet, add the onion halves and garlic and cook over a medium-high heat until the skins char and the onions are caramelized on their cut sides; the garlic should be soft on the inside. Remove both from the pan and set aside until cool enough to handle.
• Meanwhile, heat the oil in a pan and lightly sauté the remaining onion until softened. Add the stock and water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for a few minutes.
• Peel the charred onion and garlic. Chop coarsely. Add to the soup. Add tomatoes, chili, oregano and cumin. Cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add the citrus rind, season to taste with salt & pepper. Simmer 2 additional minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the lime flesh and citrus juices.
• Ladle into soup bowls, garnish with tortilla chips and fresh cilantro. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Combine first 7 ingredients in processor. Add 4 tablespoons mint; blend until smooth. Transfer to large bowl. Gradually whisk in 3 cups broth. Season soup to taste with salt and pepper. Cover; chill until cold, about 2 hours. (Can be made 6 hours ahead. Keep chilled. Thin with more broth by 1/4 cupfuls, if desired. Rewhisk before serving.)
• Ladle soup into bowls. Garnish with diced tomatoes and remaining 2 tablespoons mint.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine all ingredients and chill for 1-2 hours.
• Top each serving with a dollop of fat-free sour cream and mint leaves.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine plums, apricots, raisins, water, orange juice, sugar, tapioca & salt.
• Break cinnamon stick into 3 pieces & put them & the cloves in a cheesecloth bag, then add it to the fruit mixture.
• Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat.
• Cover & simmer 30-40 minutes, or until fruit is tender.
• Remove spices & serve either hot or cold.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, mix orange juice with water according to package directions. Remove 1/2 cup of juice; set aside. Add sugar, cinnamon stick and cloves to saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. , Combine cornstarch and reserved orange juice until smooth; stir into pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat and stir in lemon juice. , Pour into a large bowl; cover and chill. Just before serving, remove the spices and stir in fruit.

Steps:

• in a food processor or blender mix strawberries or other frozen fruit.
• Next add sugar, vanilla, and sour cream.
• Blend all thoroughly.
• Then add yogurt.
• Serve in dessert type dishes.
• May put on whipped cream and garnish with fruit.
• Also, cinnamon can be added to peaches, 1/4 teaspoons.

Steps:

• Cover the chopped onion with salt for 20 to 30 minutes.
• Rinse the salt completely off the onion, drain and squeeze off excess water.
• Mix salt, black pepper, orange juice, lime juice, garlic and sugar. Stir to mix well.
• Add olive oil/soybean oil and mix well.
• Add the diced avocado, mushroom, tomatoes and onion. Stir gently now to mix well.
• Let chill for 1 hour before serving.
• When serving, add 1 Tablespoon of chopped cilantro to soup and stir to mix.

Steps:

• Note: Cherries should be stemless and seedless. Lemon and Orange should have rind left on, seeds removed.
• Puree the first 5 ingredients in food processor with steel blade. Put in a large container and add water.
• Puree orange sections. Add the large container.
• Process the lemon and orange with rind to a find texture and add to container.
• Stir in rest of the ingredients.
• Chill for 2 hours and serve.
• Based on 6 ounce servings. Refrigerate leftovers.
• Divides nicely. Freezes nicely.