The summer months are good not only in beautiful weather, the opportunity to swim and sunbathe in plenty, but also in seasonal fruits, berries, herbs and vegetables. Their rich variety will make it possible to diversify the menu with unusual and affordable goodies even to novice cooks and housewives.
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The hot first course in the diet of any person is not only important, but also a useful component of a daily meal. This is especially true for children, people of advanced age or who have serious health problems, also during rehabilitation or postoperative recovery.
In the summer months, it is better to refuse hot and hearty soups. The body does not need to consume fatty meat, fish or other similar dishes with the advent of heat and at high temperature. Therefore, it is worth giving preference to light vegetable soups from seasonal fruits, cold fruit smoothies or cold stores. They will not only help to quench the feeling of hunger, without leaving a feeling of heaviness and bloating, but also saturate the body with useful vitamins and minerals, fill with energy and refresh.
Recipes of summer first courses can be found in great numbers. Now there are more than a dozen routes of gastronomic tours created for lovers and connoisseurs of national color and classic or family recipes. But the easiest way is to find suitable options in public sources.
Conventionally, summer first courses can be divided into cold and hot; on gas stations, in the form of mashed potatoes, cream soup or transparent; fruit, berry or vegetable. The general conditions for the classification of soups depend on the consistency, composition of products, serving temperature:
- The first dish prepared on meat (all types of meat), mushroom, fish broth or on a broth of cereals, vegetables, i.e. plant origin.
- The second group includes dishes based on milk and / or cream.
- The third involves the use of bread kvass or kefir.
- The last group includes fruit and berry decoctions, as well as juices based on them.
Traditionally, the most famous and beloved summer first courses include beetroot, gazpacho, okroshka, fish soup, cabbage soup, tarator, cherry soup, milk soup with noodles, cream soup made from pumpkin, spinach or young zucchini.
Summer vegetable soup can consist of any seasonal ingredients that can be found on your site or purchased in a store. It can be made simply vegetable, which can be useful for those who want to lose a few extra pounds, or mixed with meat and fish broths, which will allow you to cook new and unusual dishes throughout the season.
When serving, the finishing touch will be the decoration of the finished summer dish with fresh green leaves, cloves of garlic, finely grated cheese, thinly sliced strips of vegetables, quarters of a boiled egg, roasted nuts, croutons or stewed tomatoes. Everything will depend only on the hostess’s imagination and the compatibility of the decoration with the dish itself. This will certainly make a favorable impression on guests and relatives.