Chilled Grape Soup
A refreshing chilled soup made with white grape juice, wine, and fresh grapes, delicately spiced with cinnamon, cloves, and citrus zest. Perfect for a elegant summer appetizer or dessert.
Ingredients
- •1 piece cinnamon stick
- •2 whole whole cloves
- •10 whole black peppercorns
- •2 strips fresh lemon zest
- •2 strips fresh orange zest
- •½ teaspoon unflavored gelatin
- •1.5625 cups white grape juice
- •1 cup dry white wine
- •½ cup sugar
- •1 pinch freshly grated nutmeg
- •1 teaspoon finely grated fresh lemon zest
- •2 cups mixed grapes
- •1 piece cheesecloth and kitchen string
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Put cinnamon stick, cloves, peppercorns, and zest strips on cheesecloth and tie it closed.
5 min
- 2.
Sprinkle gelatin over 1 tablespoon grape juice in a small cup and let soften about 1 minute.
1 min
- 3.
Bring wine, remaining 1 1/2 cups white grape juice, sugar, nutmeg, and cheesecloth bag to a boil in a 1- to 2-quart saucepan, then remove from heat and add gelatin mixture, stirring with a metal spoon (see cooks' note, below) until dissolved.
10 min
- 4.
Transfer soup to a bowl and chill, covered, in a larger bowl of ice and cold water in the refrigerator for at least 8 hours.
480 min
- 5.
Just before serving, discard cheesecloth bag and add grated zest and grapes to soup.
5 min
