Blackberry Mint Bisque

Skip the cooking stage in this luscious summer soup and you’ve got a refreshing smoothie.

Preparation facts

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

4 cups (520g) blackberries

1/2 cup (120mL) raspberry lemonade

1 1/2 cups (360g) plain nonfat or soyayoghurt

Fresh mint, chopped

Directions

Puree blackberries and lemonade in a food processor or blender.

Pour fruit mixture into a medium saucepan and heat on low for about 5 minutes to blend flavours. Remove soup from burner and whisk in yoghurt. Chill if desired. Serve topped with fresh mint.

Nutrition facts

Serving Size 1 serving

Calories 167

Calories from Fat 18 (11%)

% Daily Value*

3%Total Fat 2g

5%Saturated Fat 0.9g

Polyunsaturated Fat 0.4g

Monounsaturated Fat 0.1g

2%Cholesterol 6mg

3%Sodium 67mg

12%Potassium 431mg

11%Total Carbohydrate 33g

30%Dietary Fiber 7.6g

Sugars 16g

Sugar Alcohols 0g

13%Protein 7g

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutrition facts are calculated by a food expert using nutritional values provided by the USDA for common products used as recipe ingredients. Actual nutritional values may differ depending on the amounts or products used and can be affected by cooking methods.

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