Grilled Strawberry Soup

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Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 4 cups halved fresh ripe strawberries with stems on (reserve 4 strawberries with stems on for garnish)
  • 1/2 cup freshly squeezed orange juice, from 1 orange
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons honey, depending on taste preference
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup rough chopped fresh basil leaves
  • 1/4 cup sour cream or full fat yogurt for serving (optional)

Directions

  1. Heat a grill pan or sauté pan to medium-high.
  2. Drizzle oil over strawberries. 
  3. Cook cut side down for about 1 minute (this is just to give a smoky flavor to the berries and make them slightly sweeter).
  4. Remove from the heat, cut off stems and add to a blender along with orange juice, honey, salt and chopped basil.
  5. You might need to do this in batches depending on the size of your blender. Blend until everything is creamy and smooth.
  6. Place in refrigerator and chill for at least 2 hours.
  7. Serve in bowls and add a teaspoon or two of the sour cream or yogurt on the top of each bowl of soup. Swirl and serve with a garnish of a strawberry on the rim of each bowl.

Note: Add more or less honey depending on the sweetness of the strawberries. If the strawberries are tart, add more honey and if they are sweet, add less.

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