Chilled Rhubarb and Raspberry Soup

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Servings:
6

And now, dessert: This luminous, vanilla-scented concoction is sweet, tart, refreshing, and a touch indulgent, thanks to a scoop of ice cream.

Ingredients

  • ½ cup sugar

  • Seeds and pod of 1/2 vanilla bean

  • 4 to 6 stalks rhubarb (1 pound), thinly sliced

  • 4 cups water

  • 6 ounces raspberries (1 ⅓ cups)

  • 1 to 2 tablespoons sugar

  • Vanilla ice cream, if desired

  • Raspberries, if desired

Directions

  1. Bring sugar, vanilla bean seeds and pod, rhubarb, and water to a boil in a medium saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar. Remove from heat, and add raspberries and 1 to 2 tablespoons sugar if desired, depending on sweetness of the fruit. Let cool for 30 minutes.

  2. Gently mash fruit with a ladle. Strain through a coarse sieve into a large bowl; discard solids. Chill soup at least 3 hours or up to overnight. Garnish each serving with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and raspberries if desired.

Originally appeared: Martha Stewart Living, June 2009

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