If you like a chilled raspberry soup, you’re going to love this recipe! (Skip down a ways if you just want to get right to it!)
And if you’re interested in any of the items on the table, click on my earlier Bright Spring Tablescape post, and scroll to the bottom for Shopping!
It’s light and fresh, but the flavors are complex. It’s crisp and tangy, but the texture is creamy. I was really just messing around, but I was so happy with how this recipe turned out!
Chilled Raspberry Soup Inspiration
So there I was – out in my front yard, taking pictures for a tablescape post. The table was pretty and I really liked it, but it felt like something was missing.
I thought about it for a while, and then got distracted by thinking about what a beautiful day it was, and how much I’d love some chilled soup. (This happens to me all the time – you’d think I lived for food or something!)
You can see where this is going, right? Eventually my two thought processes came together, and I ran into the house to find out how to make chilled raspberry soup.
Making Up The Recipe
I went online and looked up several chilled soup recipes, and just took ideas I liked from each one. The photo below is where I started.
I love all the ingredients separately, so I thought I’d try mixing them all together.
I ended up not using the vanilla or the wine. However, I did end up adding a few things. And though they were beautiful (and tasty,) I didn’t end up putting any lilacs in either.
On The Table
But when it was done, I was so thrilled with the beautiful color! Isn’t it perfect on the table? I decided to put the wine in glasses instead of in the chilled raspberry soup. Which turned out to be a delicious decision!
It was as perfect a first course as I wanted. And we got to sit out in the beautiful sunshine and enjoy it! So without further ado, here’s the recipe!
Chilled Raspberry Soup
Ingredients:
- 1 medium shallot, sauted in olive oil
- 1 1/2 Cup raspberries, frozen (or fresh if you want, just add a little crushed ice.)
- 1/2 Cup fresh pineapple (or frozen, just take away a little crushed ice.)
- 1 C almond milk
- Salt & pepper to taste
- A few fresh basil leaves to taste
Steps:
- Put all ingredients into a food processor and process until almost smooth, (or your desired texture.) Easy, huh?
- Pour into bowls
Garnish
Ingredients:
- Raspberries (fresh or frozen)
- Basil leaves
- Goat cheese (crumbled)
Steps:
- Sprinkle goat cheese on top of soup
- Put on a raspberry on two
- Add the basil leaves
- Eat!
Barbara’s Boutique Recommendations
Click on the pictures below for links to the pieces I mentioned in this post. If something’s not available, I chose a similar replacement.
This post includes affiliate links for your shopping convenience. If you click on a link and end up buying anything from that site within 24 hours, I get a small commission with no extra cost to you. It’s a Win-Win, and helps cover the cost of publishing Mantel and Table. (You can read the whole disclosure policy here.) Thanks so much for shopping with me!
And remember, a portion of anything you buy from MANTELandTABLE.com goes to Habitat for Humanity and Proud Ground. With our purchases, we get to help people build homes for their own mantels and tables!
Pin The Chilled Raspberry Soup Recipe For Later
Enjoy!
If you try this chilled raspberry soup, let me know what you think!
It doesn’t have to be raspberry. You can substitute just about any of the ingredients, but do keep the sauted shallots, basil, and some kind of cheese. I think that’s what makes it so delicious!
Good luck and happy soup!
Shopping List for the Chilled Raspberry Soup Table
If you’re interested in any of the items on the table, click here and scroll to the bottom for Shopping!
This Post Shared With
- Metamorphosis Monday #591 – Hosted by Between Naps on the Porch
- Tuesday Turn About #50 – Hosted by Blue Sky at Home
- Thursday Favorite Things #441 – Hosted by Katherine’s Corner
- Metamorphosis Monday #650 – Hosted by Between Naps on the Porch
- Fabulous Friday 04.01.22 – Hosted by Peacock Ridge Farm
- Metamorphosis Monday 03.20.23 – Hosted by Between Naps on the Porch
- Metamorphosis Monday 03.25.24 – Hosted by Between Naps on the Porch
This looks great! I am going to try it when my foodie relatives are here from Washington in a couple of weeks! So beautiful and inspiring as always!
Excellent! Let me know how it goes and what your guests think! Thanks as always for the encouragement Karen. It always makes me happy to hear from you!
I am not one for chilled soups BUT your picture of what you made plus the way you combined recipes looked so good I decided I would try it.
Thank you for the recipe!
You’re so welcome Pam! I’m glad it tempted you to the chilled soup world! 😊 Let me know what you think! Happy Friday!
This sounds delicious and I can’t wait to try it!
Oooh – I bet you’ll love it! Thanks so much for stopping by Chas!
This looks so good! What a great combination of flavors!
Thanks so much Suzanne – it really is tasty! 😊
Barbara, that’s exactly what I do when trying out a new recipe – look at about a dozen online, see what the common ingredients are, and then add the other ingredients I like and take away the ones I don’t. It generally works pretty well for me, and here, I’d have to say it worked very well for you here. Your soup looks fantastic and the color is gorgeous! I agree that the wine is better in the glasses and cheese is just never wrong lol. It sounds like you really enjoyed and the day looks perfect too! Happy Monday my friend!
We really are going to have to get together and make some food and set a table one day – we seem to have the same asthetic in both ways! 😊 Thanks so much for stopping by – hope you had a lovely Monday too!
Oh, This sounds delicious!! I will definitely be trying this.
Hi Tina – it really is good! 🙂 I’m so glad you stopped by – I’m excited to check out your beautiful blog. Hope you have a lovely Friday and weekend!
Oh yummy!
I can’t wait to try it 😉 thank you for sharing!
Hi Michele – You’re so welcome – I bet you’ll love it! Let me know how it goes and what you think, I’m always up for recipe tweaks! 🙂 Hope you have a lovely day!
This looks delicious and oh so beautiful Barbara! Love your post!
How sweet of you Kim! I was actually a little surprised how good it was – but the color was exactly what I wanted! 😉 Hope you had a lovely long weekend! 💗
Barbara, the raspberry soup looks both beautiful on your table and sounds scrumptious! It is the perfect recipe for a warm day. Thanks so much for sharing! I’m going to add this to my list of recipes to try.
Excellent Shannon! Let me know what you think when you try it! 😉 Hope you’re having a wonderful weekend!
Barbar, the raspberry soup is the perfect addition to your gorgeous table. The soup looks and sounds amazing. Thank you for sharing your lovely talents with us.
Oh good – I’m so glad you liked it Pam! Too bad I couldn’t share the actual soup with you, but someday! 😉 Hope you’re safe and well, and enjoying the holiday!
What a refreshing soup for summer, I love this recipe Barbara.
Yaay! I’m so glad you like it Denise! 💗 And Hope you’re having a lovely long holiday weekend!