Recipe courtesy of Gale Gand
Red Grape Soup
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 2 quarts or 8 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 8 servings
- Calories
- 282
- Total Fat
- 1
- Saturated Fat
- 0
- Carbohydrates
- 68
- Dietary Fiber
- 4
- Sugar
- 56
- Protein
- 3
- Cholesterol
- 0
- Sodium
- 10
- Total: 20 min
- Prep: 10 min
- Cook: 10 min
Ingredients
4 quarts seedless red grapes
1 vanilla bean
1 cinnamon stick
1 teaspoon star anise
1 orange, peeled and juiced
1 lemon, peeled and juiced
1 lime, peeled and juiced
1 cup spring water
2 cups cranberry juice
1 cup champagne
Simple syrup (equal ratio sugar to water), to taste
Pomegranate seeds, to garnish
Directions
- In a large pot place the grapes, vanilla bean, and bouquet garni made from the cinnamon, anise, and zests. Add the citrus juices, spring water, and cranberry juice, and bring to a boil. Simmer 10 minutes. Remove bouquet garni and puree. Strain through a china cap then a chinoise. Add the champagne then season with simple syrup to taste. Chill. Sprinkle bowls with pomegranate seeds and pour soup over.