Chilled Spinach, Chervil and Strauss Family Yogurt Soup with Grilled Ramps

Name: Chilled Spinach, Chervil and Strauss Family Yogurt Soup with Grilled Ramps
Ingredients: 4 cups baby spinach (washed & dried); 3 bunches chives (washed and trimmed); 1 cup chopped chervil; 1/2 cup crushed ice; Kosher salt and fresh ground white pepper; 2 tsp wasabi powder; 2 cups vegetable stock; 3 cups Greek yogurt; 1 1/2 cups heavy cream; 6 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 9 each fresh ramps (washed, trimmed and cut in half); 8 chervil sprigs for topping

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Ingredients

4 cups baby spinach washed & dried
3 bunches chives washed and trimmed
1 cup chopped chervil
1/2 cup crushed ice
Kosher salt and fresh ground white pepper
2 tsp wasabi powder
2 cups vegetable stock
3 cups Greek yogurt
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
6 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
9 each fresh ramps washed, trimmed and cut in half
8 chervil sprigs for topping

Instructions

Place spinach, chives, chopped chervil, ice, kosher salt, pepper, wasabi and stock into blender and puree until smooth. Strain through a bullion strainer into a non-reactive bowl and add yogurt. Whip the cream to stiff peaks* and fold into the yogurt mixture. Hold in the refrigerator until service. Toss ramps with olive oil, and more kosher salt and pepper. Grill over red-hot coals until just charred. Rest for 5 minutes, then slice ramps thinly on the bias.