Cherry Soup with Fromage Blanc

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Recipe byjanetlsanders

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Serves 4

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Ingredients:

1 cinnamon stick
3 star anise, crushed
5 cloves
3 allspice berries, crushed
2 ½ cups sweet red or white cherries, pitted
3 cups Pinot Noir or red Burgundy wine
¼ cup sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
4 tablespoons fromage blanc (for garnish)
Mint leaves, julienned (for garnish)
cheesecloth

In a small piece of cheesecloth, bundle cinnamon stick, star anise and cloves. Set aside half of the cherries. Place the remaining cherries in a large saucepan with cheesecloth bundle and remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer for 2 minutes. Remove from heat, steep for 5 minutes, and discard cheesecloth bundle. Puree cooked cherry soup and strain back into saucepan through another cheesecloth. Add reserved cherries to saucepan with soup. Bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer, covered for 5 to 7 minutes.

To serve: Transfer soup to bowls and garnish with fromage blanc and mint julienne. (Fresh ricotta may be substituted for fromage blanc if desired. Mix 4 tablespoons of ricotta with 2 tablespoons of lemon zest and 1 tablespoon of sugar.)

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