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

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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.

To serve:

  • Ladle soup into 8 bowls and top with grilled ramps and sprig of chervil. Serve immediately.