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Santa Fe Chilled Nectarine Soup

A chilled soup made from nectarines blended with apple and cranberry juices, seasoned with salt, red pepper flakes, balsamic vinegar, and cilantro.

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Why it works: Apple and cranberry match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 169 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Santa Fe Chilled Nectarine Soup

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Combine nectarines with juices, salt, pepper flakes and vinegar in electric blender. Whirl until smooth and blended.

  2. Add cilantro leaves and whirl in a stop-and-go fashion a few seconds, just to chop.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

153Calories
1 gProtein
1 gFat
38 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 8 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Apple Juice1 medium (182g)95
Cranberry1 cup raw (100g)46
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Nectarinenot in our table0
Cocktailnot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Apple + cranberrytop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together169 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  2. Cranberry + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together218 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  3. Pepper + vinegartop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,814 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  4. Apple + vinegartop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,884 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).

  5. Apple + peppertop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,026 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Nectarines
Provide the main body, sweetness and fruity flavour of the soup.
Apple juice
Adds liquid and sweetness so the blended fruit flows smoothly.
Cranberry juice cocktail
Adds tartness and liquid, balancing the sweetness of the fruit.
Balsamic vinegar
Adds acidity that sharpens the fruit flavour.

The step that matters

Adding the cilantro with short pulses. Cilantro bruises and turns dark and bitter when over-blended. Brief stop-and-go whirling chops the leaves while keeping their fresh, bright flavour and colour.

Swap the apple

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cranberry, pepper, vinegar):

  1. Limefits better
  2. Cherryfits better
  3. Orangefits better
  4. Applethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cranberry, pepper, vinegar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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