Multifruit Soup

Name: Multifruit Soup
Ingredients: 3 cups sweet or sour cherries, pitted, juice reserved; 2 cups fruity white wine; 1 teaspoon minced lemon zest; 1/2 cup sugar, or to taste; 1 apple, peeled, cored, and diced; 1 pear, peeled, cored, and diced; 1 ripe peach, peeled, pitted, and diced; 2 plums, peeled, pitted, and diced; Pinch of black pepper; Fresh lemon juice to taste; Chopped fresh mint leaves for garnish, optional; About 1 cup sour cream for garnish, optional

12 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

3 cups sweet or sour cherries, pitted, juice reserved
2 cups fruity white wine
1 teaspoon minced lemon zest
1/2 cup sugar, or to taste
1 apple, peeled, cored, and diced
1 pear, peeled, cored, and diced
1 ripe peach, peeled, pitted, and diced
2 plums, peeled, pitted, and diced
Pinch of black pepper
Fresh lemon juice to taste
Chopped fresh mint leaves for garnish, optional
About 1 cup sour cream for garnish, optional

Directions

1

Combine 2 cups of the cherries with 2 cups water in a medium saucepan with a lid; bring to a boil, then cover and adjust the heat so the mixture simmers steadily.
2

Cook for about 15 minutes, or until the cherries are very soft.
3

Cool (if youre in a hurry, put the pan in a larger pan of cold water), then force through a strainer.
4

Return the juice to the pan and add all the remaining ingredients except the lemon juice and garnishes.
5

Simmer until the diced fruit is soft, about 15 minutes, then taste and add more sugar or lemon juice if necessary.
6

Chill and serve cold, garnished with mint and/or sour cream as desired.