Recipe: Strawberry Soup 2

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Subject: Strawberry Soup
From: Little Pua
Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
Date: 1995/05/08

Here is my Strawberry Soup Recipe. I serve this as an appetizer to a nice summer meal.

1 qt. fresh strawberries or 10 oz. frozen strawberries, thawed
1 t. grated lemon peel
1 cup orange juice
1 1/2 T. instant tapioca
1 cup buttermilk
1/8 t. allspice (or more to taste)
1/8 t. cinnamon (or more to taste)
1/2 cup sugar
1 T. lemon juice
lemon slices (optional)
mint leaves (optional)
cantaloupe (optional)

Reserve some berries for a garnish and put the rest in the blender with the lemon peel and orange juice. Blend until smooth and strain into a saucepan. Mix tapicoa with a little of the strawberry puree and then add the remaining mixture to the saucepan. Heat stirring until the mixture comes to a full boil, then allow to cook 1 minute or until it thickens. Remove from heat and add remaining ingredients except for the optional items at the end of the list. Chill thoroughly.

For presentation, cut the cantaloupe in half making a decorative sawtooth edge. Scoop out the seeds and chill the cantaloupe until ready to serve. Pour chilled soup into cantaloupe and garnish with lemon slices, reserved berries and mint... or any garnish combination you like.