Name: Cold Sweet-Cherry Soup with Limoncello
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 lb. fresh sweet cherries -; 1/2 c. sugar -; 2 tbsp. limoncello (Italian lemon-flavored liqueur) or more to taste -; 2 c. water -; 1 cinnamon stick -; 1/2 c. mascarpone or crème fraîche -; long thin shavings of lemon zest for garnish -

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1 hour 15 min.

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Ingredients for - Cold Sweet-Cherry Soup with Limoncello

1. 2 lb. fresh sweet cherries -

2. 1/2 c. sugar -

3. 2 tbsp. limoncello (Italian lemon-flavored liqueur) or more to taste -

4. 2 c. water -

5. 1 cinnamon stick -

6. 1/2 c. mascarpone or crème fraîche -

7. long thin shavings of lemon zest for garnish -

How to cook deliciously - Cold Sweet-Cherry Soup with Limoncello

1. Stage

Set aside 1 cup cherries with a little of their juice. Add the water and cinnamon stick to the remaining cherries; heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring. Remove from the heat and let stand 30 minutes.

2. Stage

Drain the cherries, reserving the liquid. Discard the cinnamon stick. Puree the cherries through a food mill into a bowl or puree in a food processor and press through a fine sieve into a bowl. Stir in the cooking liquid and season to taste with additional limoncello if needed. Cover and refrigerate until cold.

3. Stage

To serve: Ladle the soup into shallow bowls. Cut the reserved cherries in half and place in a bowl. Add the mascarpone, stir to mix, and add a dollop to each bowl. Sprinkle with lemon-zest shavings.