Chilled Almond Soup Recipe

Ingredients : Serves 4

75 g/3 oz/0.75 cup almonds
1 garlic clove, crushed
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

900 ml/1.5 pts/3.75 cups water
100 g/4 oz/2 cups fresh breadcrumbs

90 ml/6 tbsp olive oil
25 ml/1.5 tbsp red wine vinegar

Ice cubes
100 g/4 oz white seedless grapes

Method :

Pound the almonds, garlic and a pinch of salt to a paste with about 120 ml/4 fl oz/0.5 cup of the water. Gradually beat in the breadcrumbs, then beat in the oil a little at a time. Stir in the wine vinegar. Stir in enough of the remaining water to create the consistency you like and season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve in chilled soup bowls, each garnished with ice cubes and a few grapes.