Chilled Spinach, Chervil and Strauss Family Yogurt Soup with Grilled Ramps
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
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.
To serve:
- Ladle soup into 8 bowls and top with grilled ramps and sprig of chervil. Serve immediately.
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