Hungarian Fruit Soup

A yummy fruit soup for Tu Bishvat.

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Fruit Soup

Slightly adapted from Matthew Goodman's Jewish Food: The World at Table

Ingredients


2 pounds peaches, pitted and chopped
1 pound plums, pitted and chopped
7 cups water
1/4 teaspoon salt
Juice and zest of one lemon
1 cinnamon stick
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Up to 1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup sour cream (optional)

Yield:

10-12

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Categories: Soup, fruity, Vegan, Vegetarian, Tu Bishvat

Directions

Put fruit, water, and salt in a soup pot and bring to boil. Add lemon juice, zest, cinnamon stick, vanilla, and 1/4 cup sugar. Lower heat and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove cinnamon stick.

Puree the soup in the pot with a hand (immersion) blender, or in batches in a standard upright blender. Transfer to a bowl and stir in additional sugar, to taste. Refrigerate overnight and serve with sour cream.

Leah Koenig

Leah Koenig is a freelance writer whose work has been published in The New York Times Magazine, Gastronomica, Jewish Living, Lilith, Culinate, Beliefnet and other publications.