The summer months are good not only for the wonderful weather, the opportunity to swim and sunbathe, but also with seasonal fruits, berries, herbs and vegetables. Their rich variety will diversify the menu with unusual and affordable delicacies even for novice cooks and housewives.
A hot first dish in any person's diet is not only an important but also a healthy part of a daily meal. This is especially true for children, elderly people or those with serious health problems, also during the period of rehabilitation or postoperative recovery.
In the summer months, it is better to skip hot and hearty soups. The body does not need to consume fatty meat, fish or other similar dishes with the arrival of heat and at high temperatures. Therefore, it is worth giving preference to light vegetable soups made from seasonal fruits, cold fruit smoothies or cold cakes. They will not only help to satisfy 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.
You can find a great variety of recipes for summer first courses. Now there are more than a dozen gastronomic tour routes created for lovers and connoisseurs of national flavor 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 filling stations, in the form of puree, 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 cooked in meat (all types of meat), mushroom, fish broth or broth of cereals, vegetables, i.e. vegetable 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 favorite summer first courses include beetroot, gazpacho, okroshka, fish soup, cabbage soup, tarator, cherry soup, milk noodle soup, cream soup with pumpkin, spinach or young zucchini.
Summer vegetable soup can be made up of any seasonal ingredients you can find on your property or shop. 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 all season.
When serving, the finishing touch will be the decoration of the ready-made summer dish with leaves of fresh herbs, cloves of garlic, finely grated cheese, thinly sliced strips of vegetables, quarters of a boiled egg, nuts, croutons or stewed tomatoes fried until golden brown. Everything will depend only on the imagination of the hostess and the compatibility of the decoration with the dish itself. This will certainly make a favorable impression on guests and family.
