Strawberry soup with almond tuiles

A delicious, fresh, and summery dish; Soupe de Fraise, or strawberry soup, with almond tuiles.

Recipe for 4 people

Ingredients

• 500 g strawberries
• 3g fresh mint
• 12 g lime
• 100 cl olive oil
• 20 g ground almonds
• 30 g buckwheat flour (Farine de Sarrasin)
• 3 sprigs lemon thyme
• 10 cl orange juice
• 100 grams olive oil
• 30 g cornstarch
• 40 g melted butter
• 2 egg whites
• Baume de Bouteville (e.g., Old Reserve No. 6)

Preparation

Wash and hull the strawberries, then blend them with lime juice and a few lemon thyme leaves. Add a dash of Baume de Bouteville to taste and refrigerate.

For the almond tuiles, mix the ground almonds, buckwheat flour, olive oil, cornstarch, melted butter, egg whites, and orange juice in a bowl.

In a hot non-stick skillet, use a spoon to make 1 circle of the mixture. Once the tuile is formed and cooked, place it on absorbent paper. Repeat 3 more times.

Serve the cold soup, sprinkle with a few chopped fresh mint leaves and
some grated lime zest. Add the almond tuile and serve immediately.

Enjoy your meal!

 

credits: Recettes – Le Baume de Bouteville