Berry Gazpacho

Photo: flickr user tpholland

Ingredients

750 mls organic Riesling wine (1 bottle)

1 vanilla beans split

1 inch fresh minced ginger

10 ounces organic frozen strawberries thawed

1/2 cup filtered water

1/4 cup raw honey

2 tablespoons Lemon juice

1 cup fresh organic raspberries

1 cup fresh organic blackberries

1 cup fresh organic blueberries

Raspberry sorbet

Garnishes: fresh mint sprigs

Fresh berries

Preparation

Bring first 3 ingredients to a boil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat; boil until reduced to 1 1/2 cups. Cover and chill. Pour wine mixture through a wire-mesh strainer into a large bowl, discarding bean and mint.

Process strawberries and 1/2 cup water in a blender until smooth; pour through wire-mesh strainer into wine mixture, discarding seeds. Stir in honey and next 4 ingredients; chill. Serve with raspberry sorbet. Garnish, if desired.

Yield: 8 cups

NOTES : Here is a cool one for the summer I will try soon. I have plenty of time as summer is really long here in the South.