Chilled Apple Curry Soup With Beet Relish

Serves: 5

Irwin Berge

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

51

Spice

51

Sweetness

51

Sourness

38

mins

Prep time (avg)

6.3

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 medium

Potato (boiling)

1 medium

Onion

1

Carrot

2 tbsps

Vegetable Oil

10 cups

Vegetable

1 cup

Heavy Cream

1 tsp

Honey

Directions:

1

Peel, quarter, and core apples

2

Cut quarters crosswise into 1/4-inch thick slices

3

Peel potato

4

Cut potato, onion, celery, and carrot into 1/2-inch cubes

5

Coarsely chop garlic

6

Peel gingerroot and coarsely chop

7

In a 6 quart heavy kettle saute apples, potato, onion, celery, carrot, garlic, and gingerroot with coriander and curry powder in oil over moderately high heat, stirring frequently, until onion is softened, about 5 minutes

8

Add stock and simmer, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes

9

Cool soup 20 minutes

10

In a blender puree soup in batches (use caution when blending hot liquids) and pour through a fine sieve into a heatproof bowl

11

Cool soup, uncovered

12

Chill soup, covered, at least 4 hours and up to 2 days

13

Stir cream into soup and season with salt and pepper

14

Serve soup topped with beet relish Peel beet, apple, and onion and cut into 1/4-inch dice

15

In a heavy saucepan heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and saute beet, apple, and onion until onion is softened, about 5 minutes

16

Stir in wine, vinegar, and honey and simmer relish, covered, stirring occasionally, 20 minutes

17

Transfer relish to a heatproof bowl and cool

18

Chill relish, covered, at least 4 hours and up to 1 week

19

Yield: 1 1/2 cups