Fruit Soup Food

OLD-FASHIONED FRUIT SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot combine apricots, prunes and water and let rest 30 minutes.
• Stir in the cinnamon stick, lemon slices, tapioca and sugar and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes. Stir in raisins, currants and apple and simmer 5 minutes more, until apples are tender. Remove from heat and let cool completely. Remove cinnamon stick and refrigerate until cold.

FRUIT SOUP

Steps:

• Combine all the fruit: cantaloupe, pineapple, peaches, apples, strawberries in a large mixing bowl, along with the sugar and honey. Add fruit mix to the pot on the stove and add your liquid ingredients of water, pineapple, lemon and orange juice.
• While the fruit mix is simmering on the stove, cut the bottom of your cantaloupe half (so as to not rock) and with your fruit baller, dig out 2 cups cantaloupe adding it to the rest of the fruit in the pot. Reduce heat, and simmer uncovered for 15 minutes or until fruit is soft.
• Allow fruit to cool down. When ready pour half of fruit mixture into blender. Blend until smooth. Repeat with the remaining mixture and chill until ready to serve.
• Spoon into bowls, garnish each serving with a dollop of sour cream and orange rind.

EXOTIC FRUIT SOUP

Steps:

• Put all of the above in a saucepan and bring to a simmer. Turn off the heat and set aside 30 minutes. Now strain through a fine mesh strainer and chill the liquid
• Note: All fruit should be very cool in temperature.
• Divide all of the prepared fruit except the coconut, passion fruit, banana and star fruit between four chilled bowls. Pour the infusion over the fruit. Now garnish with the passion fruit, banana and star fruit. Serve;

FRUIT SOUP

Steps:

• Combine cantaloupe, pineapple juice and lime juice in food processor and process until smooth. Pour soup into shallow bowls or cups and top with chopped kiwi pieces. This soup may be served as a starter or as a dessert course.

FRUIT SOUPS

Steps:

• Puree all ingredients in food processor until smooth. Remove to serving bowl. Chill 1 hour or longer. If desired for garnish, puree 2 peeled kiwis in processor. Spoon kiwi on top of each soup bowl when serving.

SIMPLE FRUIT SOUP WITH GRAND MARNIER

Steps:

• Place the sugar, lemon juice, and Grand Marnier in a mixing bowl. Whisk until well blended. Let sit for 15 minutes. Divide the fruit salad among 6 wide, shallow soup bowls. Ladle the Grand Marnier mixture over the fruit, and serve immediately, garnished with the mint leaves.
• Place the fruit in a large mixing bowl. Sprinkle with the sugar, and toss lightly. Add the lemon juice and Grand Marnier, and toss again. Let sit for 10 to 30 minutes, either on a counter (if you like a warmer salad) or in the refrigerator (if you like a colder salad). Divide among 6 dinner plates. Garnish with mint leaves, and serve.

SUMMER FRESH FRUIT SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine water and tapioca; let stand for 10 minutes. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in orange juice concentrate, sugar, honey, extract and salt. Chill. Add fruit; refrigerate until ready to serve.

FRUIT SOUP

Steps:

• Mix everything in saucepan and cook covered 30-40 minutes . Can be served hot or cold.
• You can cut the fruit into smaller pieces but i usually leave everything as it is. Try adding a bit of ginger some time too.

CHILLED FRUIT SOUP TO GO WITH YOGURT - WEIGHT WATCHERS

Steps:

• Combine all berries and orange juice beverage in a food processor. Purée on medium-high power until semi-smooth and liquified. Stir in diced apple and yogurt until fully incorporated. Transfer to a thermos or plastic container with a secure lid. Keep fruit soup chilled until ready to eat. Yields about 1 1/2 cups per serving.

THE ULTIMATE SUMMER FRUIT SOUP

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.

FRUKTSOPPA (SCANDINAVIAN FRUIT SOUP)

Steps:

• In a large 3-quart (or bigger) stainless steel or enamel saucepan, combine the apricots and prunes with the cold water and let soak for 30 minutes.
• Next, add the cinnamon stick, lemon slices, tapioca and sugar to the pot, and bring to a boil; once boiling, reduce the heat and cover the pan; let simmer for 10 minutes (stir occasionally with a wooden spoon since the fruits can stick to the bottom of the saucepan).
• After the 10 minutes are up, remove the cover and stir in the raisins, currants and apple slices; simmer for 5 more minutes (the apples should then be soft and tender; if not, simmer a wee bit longer).
• Pour the soup mixture into a large serving bowl and let cool to room temperature.
• When soup has cooled, fish out the cinnamon stick, cover the bowl, and chill in the refrigerator.
• This dessert is served cold, in either dessert dishes or soup bowls; makes for a very light dessert.

SWEDISH FRUIT SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the first five ingredients; let stand for 10 minutes. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat; cook and stir for 15 minutes or until thickened and clear. Remove from the heat; discard lemon slices and cloves. Stir in remaining ingredients. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.

FRESH FRUIT SOUP

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.

SWEDISH FRUIT SOUP

Steps:

• Combine prunes and enough water to cover in a large saucepan, boil until soft. Drain, reserving prune juice.
• Snip prunes from pits; set aside.
• Add enough grape juice to prune juice to make four and one-half cups.
• Heat fruit juices and add prunes, raisins, lemon and sugar. Add cinnamon and salt; cook for several minutes.
• Stir in tapioca slowly, making sure grains remain separate.
• Cook, stirring constantly until tapioca is clear.
• Serve hot or cold.

FRUIT SOUP (FRUCHTSUPPE)

Steps:

• Place prunes and water in a large saucepan and let rest in refrigerator 8 hours or overnight.
• Cook prunes in same saucepan with soaking water over medium heat, covered, 1 hour, until soft. Let cool.
• In a small saucepan over medium heat, cook apples until soft, about 20 minutes.
• Reserve prune water and remove pits from prunes. Puree pitted prunes with cooking water in a food processor or blender until smooth. Combine prune puree and cooked apple in a large saucepan with the cinnamon stick. Combine the potato flour with the half-and-half and stir into fruit mixture. Bring to a boil, then stir in sugar. Reduce heat to medium-low, stir in grape juice and raisins, and partially cover. Let simmer until thoroughly heated, then remove from heat.
• Chill 2 hours in refrigerator before serving.

SUMMER FRUIT SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, tapioca and 1-1/2 cups water. Cook over medium heat for 5-6 minutes or until thickened and clear. , Remove from the heat; stir in orange juice concentrate and remaining water until the concentrate is thawed. Stir in the strawberries, peaches and oranges. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours. , Just before serving, stir in bananas. Top each serving with a scoop of sherbet if desired.