Fruit Soup with Spice Broth

Name: Fruit Soup with Spice Broth
Ingredients: ½ pineapple, peeled, cored, and cut into ½-inch dice; 1 cup red berries such as raspberries, red currants, wild strawberries, or small strawberries; 1 cup red berries such as raspberries, red currants, wild strawberries, or small strawberries; 1 cup red berries such as raspberries, red currants, wild strawberries, or small strawberries; 1 cup red berries such as raspberries, red currants, wild strawberries, or small strawberries; 1 Hawaiian papaya, peeled, seeded, and cut into ¼-inch dice; 1 cup red berries such as raspberries, red currants, wild strawberries, or small strawberries; 1 mango, pitted and cut into ¼-inch dice; 2 kiwifruits, peeled and cut into ¼-inch dice; 1 quart water; juice of 1 orange, about ½ cup; 1 2-inch cinnamon stick or ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon; ½ cup sugar; 1 vanilla bean, cut in half lengthwise; 1 ¼-inch-thick slice of fresh ginger; 1 star anise, crushed; 1 2-inch cinnamon stick or ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preparation info

Makes
6
Servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Splendid Soups

By James Peterson

Published 2000

About

This soup is delicate and intriguing because the fruits are served in a light syrup scented with exotic spices. I like to make this soup with unusual tropical fruits to keep my guests conversing about what’s what, but use whatever fruits you have available.

Ingredients

1 vanilla bean, cut in half lengthwise
1 ¼-inch-thick slice of fresh ginger
1 star anise

Soup
Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Combine the vanilla bean, ginger, star anise, cinnamon, sugar, water, and orange juice in a 4-quart pot with a tight-fitting lid. Bring the mixture to a slow simmer, cover the pot, and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool. Remove and reserve the vanilla bean. Strain the mixture throu