Peachful

Cold Peach Soup

I tried to think of ways to use Utah peaches, a gift from a friend, before they get sooo yesterday. My husband was satisfied with peach slices as a topping on the homemade cereal he made or something simple like that.. No more ‘taro magic’ he said.  I tried not to listen.

I rarely make cold soup. Cold soup is like not-warm-soup minus the ‘comfort’ adjective. Why is it that warm potato soup is potato soup but cold potato soup is suddenly called Vichyssoise? I can’t even spell that without spellcheck. However, cold soup brings some flair of sophistication, do you agree? I should name this soup peachyssoise or something…nah!

Ingredients for Cold Peach Soup for 4 people

• 3 medium peaches, peeled, pitted and sliced in thin wedges.
• 1 small onion sliced thinly
• Unsalted butter 2 Tablespoon
• 1 cube chicken bullion or 1 teaspoon bullion paste dissolved in 1 cup warm water.
• White wine 4 Tablespoons
• Milk 100cc
• Heavy cream 4 Tablespoons
• Salt , pepper and sugar to taste.

Direction

1. In a medium sauce pan or skillet, melt butter then sauté onion until soft and transparent. 
2. Add soup stock and wine to the pan and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 2-3 minutes. Cool for 5-10 minutes.
3. Put cooled onion mixture, peach slices, milk and cream into blender.
4. Blend in high speed for about 1 minute or until smooth. If you like to have more velvety texture, strain with strainer.
5. Salt, pepper and sugar* to taste. *Sugar is optional.
6. Chill the soup. Serve with herbs, sour cream, cream or croutons.

 

Here are other peach dishes I made.Peachy sauce over pressure cooked chicken.

Peaches, broiled crisp pancetta and feta cheese sandwich. The salty pancetta and sweet peaches go well together.

Peach yogurt cake has light cheese cake flavor.

We visited Seaside Oregon last Friday. The town was bustling as they got ready for the finish line of the Hood to Coast relay on the 25th. Lewis and Clark statue..and my sweetheart.

We rented this two person tricycle. My husband did most of the pedaling.Right! Virtual coffee flavor.

We really had to try this. We chose deep fired snicker bar with million calories-it was not bad at all.

Many outsides of vacation rental homes are blooming with flowers.

Saltworks where Lewis and Clark obtained salt. We stayed in the Gilbert Inn many years ago. It was a charming place but pricy.

Honey, strap! Camera strap!

Merry-go-round-go-round-go-round…for $2 per person.

On the way home, we stopped by a fruit stand near a lavender field.