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Whether it’s the soft summer breezes, the gentle sunlight or just the relaxed feeling in the air, something about dining outdoors just makes food taste better. Especially when you’re sitting down to quite possibly the perfect warm-weather menu: a refreshing and flavorful chilled soup with a scrumptious summer sandwich. Even better: Both of our recipes, Chilled Strawberry Rhubarb Soup & Grilled Chicken Wraps, take advantage of the delicious bounty of fruits and vegetables at their flavorful best this season. Light, crisp and satisfying, they’re just right for an alfresco feast.

Feeding a crowd?
Try a lavash wrap sandwich platter From Our Kitchen — made fresh every day! You’ll find them on our food court menu. Choose from an assortment of chicken Caesar, tuna salad, vegetarian, rotisserie chicken and more!

Cooks Corner

Flavorful Chilled Soup Tips

Nothing beats a bowl of chilled soup to refresh you on a hot summer day. Because the recipes use the season’s fruits and vegetables at their best, the end result gives you a bowl of soup that is fresh and full of flavor. Savory or sweet, spicy or tart, cold soup seems to offer something for just about everyone. Use these suggestions when you’re making our (or your own) cold soup recipes.

• Use robustly flavored produce like ripe, colorful berries, crispcucumbers, roasted garlic and on the vine tomatoes to make vibrant, rich-tasting soups.

• Depending on the type of soup you are making, you can really enhance the flavor by adding ingredients like fresh herbs, freshly cracked black pepper, fresh ginger, chili peppers and flavored vinegars — the possibilities are endless.

• Make sure your soup is well chilled and well blended before serving.

• Most cold soups can last up to two days in the refrigerator.

• Spice up your family’s favorite gazpacho recipe with a dash of hot sauce and/orWorcestershire sauce, and then garnish each bowl with a dollop of cooling sour cream (or plain yogurt) just before serving. You can also try using a mixed-vegetable juice (like V8) base or virgin bloody Mary mix — rather than just tomato juice.

• You can also make an easy, refreshing soup with melon. Cantaloupe blends nicely with a combination of orange and lime juices. (Use ½ to 1 cup of orange juice and ¼ to ¹⁄³ cup lime juice for each melon.) Seed and cube melon and place in blender with juice; add fresh grated ginger or mint to taste for zest. Puree until you reach desired texture. If you want a sweeter soup, add honey or sugar.

Try Some Fabulously Alfresco Recipes!

Chilled Strawberry Rhubarb Soup | Grilled Chicken Wraps