Chilled almond soup with caperberry migas

  • Portion size: Serves 4-6
  • Hands-on time 20 min, plus soaking and 2-3 hours chilling
  • Difficulty: easy
Recipe by: José Pizarro

José Pizarro’s chilled almond soup makes a great vegetarian dinner party starter. The crispy caperberry migas topping adds a layer of texture that really brings the whole dish to life!

This chilled almond and cucumber soup is another great hot-weather option.

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Ingredients

  • 60g crustless, day-old white bread, torn into rough pieces
  • 275g blanched whole almonds
  • 1 garlic clove, chopped
  • 180ml extra-virgin olive oil
  • 3 tbsp sherry vinegar, or to taste
  • 100g seedless white grapes, halved

For the caperberry migas

  • 2 tbsp olive oil, plus extra to serve
  • 25g caperberries
  • 30g panko or dried breadcrumbs
  • 1 small garlic clove, finely chopped
  • Finely grated zest ½ lemon
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Method

  1. In a large bowl, soak the bread in 750ml water for around 15 minutes or until the pieces are soggy. Put the softened bread and soaking water in a food processor. Add the almonds, garlic and extra-virgin olive oil, then whizz until smooth. Season with sherry vinegar and salt.
  2. Put the soup in a lidded container and chill until very cold (2-3 hours). It will thicken while chilling, so it’s important to give it the full time. At the same time, put the grapes in a bowl, cover and chill.
  3. Meanwhile, for the migas, heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat, then fry the caperberries until crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper. Add the breadcrumbs and garlic to the pan and fry for 3-5 minutes or until lightly golden. Return the caperberries to the pan along with the lemon zest. Season with salt if needed, then set aside.
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  5. Stir the chilled soup, then taste and season if necessary – if it has thickened too much, thin down with a little cold water and adjust the seasoning. Ladle the soup into bowls, then divide the migas and chilled grapes among them. Drizzle with a little extra olive oil and serve.

Nutrition

  • 576kcals Calories
  • 51.7g (5.8g saturated) Fat
  • 13.4g Protein
  • 14g (4.9g sugars) Carbs
  • 0.6g Fibre
  • 0.2g Salt

For 6

Make Ahead

Make the soup to the end of step 2 up to 12 hours ahead and chill, covered. Make the migas and keep covered at room temperature for up to 2 hours.

Cook smarter

Migas is Spanish for crumbs. It’s a traditional dish made with leftover bread and varying ingredients, but here it’s used as a garnish.

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