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Published on: 7/18/2007
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"These have great eye appeal," says Erika Rapp, executive chef at Diva, in Toledo, Ohio.
This summer she served Chilled Asparagus Soup at an expo designed to connect chefs and local farmers.
When I saw the Chilled Asparagus Soup topped with lemon pepper whipped cream and a bright green asparagus tip served in the small pedestal glass, Rapp only reinforced what I already knew: Summer party planning ought to include cool soups.
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I asked Rapp about pureeing corn for Chilled Corn Soup with Adobo Swirl from "A Twist of the Wrist" by Nancy Silverton (Knopf, $29.95), a recipe from Barbara Fairchild, editor in chief of Bon Appetit.
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"(The smoothness) depends on the blender and how well the corn is cooked," said Rapp, advising that cooked corn be pureed one minute and then tasted to determine if it needs longer pureeing."You have to figure out what your blender will do."
She notes the difference between the home blender and the heavy-duty commercial kitchen blender.
To pour the soup in the small glasses, she uses a pitcher and then garnishes the soup, as she did the asparagus soup with the lemon pepper whipped cream and asparagus tips.
"To garnish cold soups, whipped cream is fun because it's a different texture than the soup.It's so light it won't fall into the soup," she said.
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"There is so much flavor in chipotle," says Rapp.
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From Chef Erika Rapp.
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From Chef Erika Rapp.