Strawberry soup

A fragrant strawberry soup flavoured with basil. Recipe by the famous Dutch chef Cas Spijkers.

Ingredients

Serves 4:

• 500 g strawberries
• 30 g powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 5 fresh basil leaves
• freshly ground black pepper (3 twists)

Decoration

• 4 sprigs of mint
• 4 scoops of vanilla ice-cream
• 4 crunchy almond biscuits

Method

• Rinse the strawberries without removing their crowns. Drain well. Keep 12 apart for decorating the plates;
• Remove the crowns and halve the largest strawberries;
• Mix the strawberries with the sugar, balsamic vinegar and basil in a blender. Add freshly ground black pepper to taste;
• Divide the (well cooled) strawberry soup among 4 soup plates;
• Place a scoop of vanilla ice-cream at the centre and surround with three strawberries. Decorate with a sprig of mint and a crunchy biscuit.

Elianny strawberries

Elianny strawberries have a delicious sweet flavour with a refreshing touch of tartness. The strawberries are nice and big, glossy red and can be kept for a long time. More information on Elianny strawberries »

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