Almond Soup

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/4 cups chopped blanched almonds
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 large garlic clove, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon minced ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups water or 1 1/4 cups stock
• 1 1/2 cups fresh squeezed orange juice
• 1 -2 tablespoon dry sherry
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh orange rind
• black pepper
• cayenne pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a heavy skillet, cook the almonds in butter, with onion, garlic, ginger and salt over a low flame, stirring until the almonds are toasty and the onions are soft (8 - 10 minutes). remove from heat.
• 2 using a blender or a food processor or a hand held emersion blender, puree the sauteed mixture in combined water (or stock) and orange juice. add sherry to taste. make sure the puree is very smooth. transfer it to a saucepan.
• 3 stir in the orange rind and the black and cayenne peppers. heat the soup gently (just heat it - don't cook it) serve it as soon as it's hot and garnish each with.
• 4 assorted delightful toppings:.
• 5 slivered toasted almonds.
• 6 finely minced cloves.
• 7 thin rounds of fresh orange rind.