Name: Cold Fruit Soup with Dumplings (Холодец из вишен, груш и слив)
Yield: 6 to 8 Servings
Cuisine: Russia
Ingredients: 1 pound each apples, pears and plums; 2 cups cold water; Grated rind of 1 lemon; 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice; ½ cup soft fresh bread crumbs; ½ teaspoon cinnamon; ½ cup sugar; ¼ cup seedless raspberry jam; 1 cup cranberry juice; ¾ cup sweet white wine

Preparation info

6 to 8
Servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A Taste of Russia

By Darra Goldstein

Published 1983

About

Unlike the usual clear fruit soups thickened with cornstarch, kholodets is a well-textured puree. Served with light apple dumplings, it makes a stellar first course for hot-weather dining.

Ingredients

1 pound each apples, pears and plums
2 cups cold water
1

Method

Peel and core the apples and pears. Pit the plums but do not peel. Place the prepared fruit in a large saucepan. Add the water, lemon juice, lemon rind, cinnamon and bread crumbs. Bring to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes, until the fruit is soft. Then put through a vegetable mill to purée.

Stir in the remaining ingredients. Chill well before serving, garnished with apple dumplings (rec