Fresh Fruit Soup
The Oaks at Ojai
Makes 6 servings, 45 Calories per serving

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cup mashed fresh fruit (strawberries, peaches, melon, mango, papaya, etc.)

• 1 1/2 cup buttermilk

• honey or banana as needed

• fresh mint and/or pieces of fruit

Preparation:
Combine mashed fruit and buttermilk in a blender and process to liquefy. 

Taste soup and sweeten with honey or banana if needed. Remember that this is not a dessert and should not be super sweet. 

Serve in pretty glass bowls or sherbets garnished with mint and/or decorative slices of fruit or whole berries.

Note: This soup was developed to be used as a refreshing first course in the summer, but it also makes a great afternoon pick up. Serve it to your children and tell them it's a milk shake.

Source: Eleanor Brown/The Oaks & The Palms