Chilled Almond Soup

Ingredients

• 1 cup almonds, blanched and peeled
• 4 slices fresh white bread
• 2 cloves garlic sliced
• 5 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vinegar
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper powder
• to garnish almond flakes, toasted
• to garnish black grapes seedless, halved and skinned

Method

1. Tear the bread slices into a bowl and pour half cup cold water over them. Put the almonds and garlic in a blender and blend to a paste.
2. Add the soaked bread and olive oil and continue to blend till smooth. Add the vinegar and one cup cold water and blend some more.
3. Transfer the mixture into a bowl and season with salt and pepper powder. Adjust the consistency with more water. This is a thick soup.
4. Refrigerate the soup. Serve the soup chilled garnished with toasted almond flakes and black grapes.

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