Summer Soups, Smoothies & Strawberry Mint Ice
19 June 2009 by Jean JohnsonIt started with Cucumber Melon Soup in Cooking Beyond Measure (page 105)–this business of whizzing up delicious concoctions in the blender.
Historically, of course, my affair with blended things began with smoothies in the Sixties–the old faithful banana-yogurt-honey-wheat germ routine. Given such a sagacious history, it hasn’t been too much a leap to start riffing around on Cucumber Melon Soup.
I’ve got a recipe for Mango Mint Ice coming out in Hippie Kitchenand at the moment I’m playing with a Strawberry Mint Ice that most likely will make the pages of the third in the measurefree trilogy, Grow Your Own: From the Garden to the Table But Grow Your Own won’t be out until next year, and it’s strawberry season right now. So here’s the skinny.
Strawberry Mint Ice
Recipe Note Blend berries, a little water or milk, mint leaves, tiny pinch of salt, conservative splash of balsamic vinegar, and sugar with lots of ice. Then spoon it right down.
That’s it except for the Spicy Watermelon Ices I’ll be sampling out for Fourth of July down at Whole Foods in The Pearl. I could spell out my approach to this number as well, but I’m thinking that if it gets hot and you’re in the mood, you’ll come up with something pretty cool on your ownsome. Yes?
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One Response to “Summer Soups, Smoothies & Strawberry Mint Ice”
Here’s from Margy in Portland. She’s an Aussie & a swimmer and usually finds a moment to say yea when the posts come out:
As always, thank you Jean … I have so many strawberries, and so much mint !
Margy
By Jean Johnson on Jun 19, 2009