COOL JADE SOUP
The inspiration for test kitchen director Ruth Cousineaus velvety chilled bean soup comes from Mediterranean-cooking authority Claudia Roden's recipe for bissara, an Egyptian bean-and-herb purée. The beans here are lima and green, simmered in chicken broth (you can use vegetable broth if you want to go vegetarian) and then puréed until silky. The herbs-parsley, cilantro, dill, and mint-are blended with olive oil so that you can finish the soup with a verdant drizzle, but dont think of the herb oil as merely a garnish: Its bright flavor brings everything together.
Provided by Ruth Cousineau
Categories Soup/Stew Blender Dinner Lunch Green Bean Lima Bean Family Reunion Healthy Potluck Cilantro Parsley Simmer Gourmet
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Simmer lima and green beans, water, broth, scallions, cumin, cayenne, and 1 teaspoon salt in a large saucepan over medium heat, covered, until beans are tender, about 15 minutes. Purée mixture in batches in a blender until very smooth (use caution when blending hot liquids). Force purée through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, discarding solids. Chill (covered once cool) until cold, about 1 hour.
- While soup chills, purée herbs with oil and 1/4 teaspoon salt in cleaned blender.
- Season soup with salt and pepper. Serve with herb oil swirled in.
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