cucumber avocado soup

Anyone have any recipes from Salmagundi gourmet soup restaurant?

They were a chain all over the West coast. Used to go to one in South Coast Plaza. They served over 30 kinds. Much better than Soup Plantation. Was bought by mega company and destroyed in late 80’s. Soups were things like North Beach minestrone, Al fresco avocado, icy dilled cucumber, and Grant Avenue chicken. Someone must have worked there and saved the recipes. It’s kind of a cult thing like The Magic Pan.

SALMAGUNDI RESTAURANT SOPA DE TORTILLA
Source: Favorite Restaurant Recipes by Bon Appetit
Servings: 6-8

3 pounds chicken pieces
4 quarts water
1 teaspoon celery seeds
1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
2 garlic cloves, peeled
1 (1-pound) can whole peeled tomatoes, undrained
1 onion, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 green pepper, cut into 1-inch squares
3 sprigs fresh cilantro
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper
1 garlic clove, minced
1 (10-ounce) package frozen corn
4 green onions, coarsely chopped
Salt
1 cup cooked rice
2 teaspoons minced fresh parsley
TO SERVE:
Tortilla chips and freshly grated cheddar cheese (garnish)

Combine chicken and water in stockpot. Add celery seeds, peppercorns and garlic tied in small cheesecloth square. Cover and bring to boil, then reduce heat and simmer until chicken is tender, about 45 minutes. Remove chicken from broth and let cool.

Strain broth and return to stockpot. Add tomatoes, onion, green pepper, cilantro, cumin, cayenne pepper, white pepper and minced garlic; cover and simmer 30 minutes.

Add corn and green onion and simmer 10 minutes more. Season with salt to taste.

Meanwhile, skin and bone chicken. Dice meat into 1-inch pieces. Add to broth with rice and parsley and heat through.

TO SERVE:
Ladle into warm bowls and garnish with tortilla chips and cheddar cheese.

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1. Spinach – In general, all dark green leafy vegetables are alkaline foods. Spinach fall into this category and is highly alkalizing. The chlorophyll contained in the green pigment is pure sunlight energy and highly alkalizing to our bodies. It is most beneficial eaten raw, in salads or even juiced with some other alkaline foods, such as…

2. Avocado – one of the only alkaline fruits, it makes a great smoothie when blended with spinach, cucumber and pineapple (pineapple is not alkaline but we are looking to achieve a 70:30 balance between alkaline and acidic foods, so this is ok ☺). Avocado is also packed full of essential omega oils, for a healthy heart and great skin, hair and nails, as well as maintaining good joint functionality.

3. Celery – With virtually zero calories in it and full of nutrients, you can’t really go wrong with celery. It’s great to eat celery sticks raw with houmous dip, or chop it up in your spinach salads, with some seeds and almonds, or make a cabbage and celery soup if you like. Celery loses its bitter taste when cooked but remember that cooking also destroys some of the vitamins and minerals and makes it less alkaline.

4. Tomatoes – our little round red friends are fantastic alkaline foods and, like avocadoes, one of the only alkaline fruits. Tomatoes contain lycopene, which can help to prevent against heart attacks. However, lycopene it is not well absorbed into the body unless the tomatoes are cooked. Thus, the best sources are concentrated tomato products like tomato paste, ketchup and tomato juice. Also, vine-ripened tomatoes contain more lycopene than ones that are picked before they fully ripen.

Tomatoes are so abundant, tasty and versatile, there’s no excuse for not eating them every day!

5. Broccoli – broccoli contains loads of cancer preventing/fighting anti-oxidants and it is also a good source of folate, iron, fibre, potassium and vitamin K, and has more calcium than a glass of milk (milk is acidic by the way too).

6. Cucumber – like celery, there are virtually no calories in cucumber, just water, nutrients and chlorophyll. Cut up into crudités and dip in houmous, or chop into salads. The most alkalizing part of a cucumber is its dark green skin, so eat all of it.

7. Lemons – many people are surprised to learn that lemons are an alkaline food. A fantastic and cheap way to make alkaline water is to squeeze the juice of a couple of lemons into a large jug of fresh water, or a lemon and a lime and drink.

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