ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 The rainy season has ended (here), and summer has begun in earnest.Summer begs for summer foods, and one of the things I enjoy most are chilled soups such as gazpacho, vichyssoise and all its variations with mushrooms, green peas, cauliflower, pumpkin, and what not. Even a good, fat-free chilled beef consommé is a treat. Also the Russian beets soup, borscht, is excellent in its chilled version.Referenceshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gazpachohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vichyssoisehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_borschtI have a British friend who simply cannot even imagine to eat "cold soup". How about the rest of you - is it really so unimaginable to eat a chilled soup on a hot summer day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 I really enjoy chilled soup but perhaps that's something I picked up from working in the South of France. One I can't take, though, is Vichyssoise. The reason is explained in Clive James' autobiography "Unreliable Memoirs" of the time he was a teenager. (I can't explain further on a public forum).One chilled soup I really like is a cheats variant of Gazpacho and is extremely simple to prepare. It comprises a one litre carton of Tomato Juice, one grated Cucumber, 15ml (or more) Worcestershire sauce, one clove (or more) finely chopped Garlic, half a litre of ice cold Water, Salt & Pepper to taste. Mix all together. When grating the cucumber, retain all the juice and add to the soup. Depending on the tomato juice, you might want to add some sugar. An interesting variant if you have a juice extractor is to add the juice of a head of Celery in place of the water. Another variant is to add Tabasco or other Chilli Sauce to taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted July 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 Your gazpacho recipes sound delicious - especially the one with celery juice.I know that vichyssoise is not really for you, as it contains loads of cream. But I'm going to have a look at the book you mentioned; sounds like an interesting title! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 I have eaten chilled soups on many occasion, and they can be very enjoyable. Unlike pops, I love Vichyssoise, I also like it hot in the winter. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 Pat, the Clive James book is hilarious. I don't normally laugh out loud when reading but this book made tears of laughter for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted July 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 I have just checked with our local second-hand book store; they have it, and I can pick it up this evening on the way home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 I have just checked with our local second-hand book store; they have it, and I can pick it up this evening on the way home.Be prepared for a big long laugh. I's only a short book so you should be able to finish it in one evening. Remember to look for the Vichyssoise reference. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 Pat, the Clive James book is hilarious. I don't normally laugh out loud when reading but this book made tears of laughter for me.What book is that please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 andsome, see my post of 7-50 above :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 andsome, see my post of 7-50 above :)Many thanks. I have now ordered it from Amazon. :D :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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