Chilled Apple Curry Soup with Beet Relish

• 2 Granny Smith apples
• 1 medium boiling potato
• 1 medium onion
• 1 celery rib
• 1 carrot
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1 -inch piece fresh gingerroot
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander leaves
• 1 1/2 tablespoons curry powder, preferably West Indian
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 10 cups vegetable or chicken stock
• 1 cup heavy cream
• Beet relish, recipe follows
• 1 medium beet
• 1 Granny Smith apple
• 1 medium onion
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup dry red wine
• 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon honey

1. Peel, quarter, and core apples.
2. Cut quarters crosswise into 1/4-inch thick slices.
3. Peel potato.
4. Cut potato, onion, celery, and carrot into 1/2-inch cubes.
5. Coarsely chop garlic.
6. Peel gingerroot and coarsely chop.
7. In a 6 quart heavy kettle saute apples, potato, onion, celery, carrot, garlic, and gingerroot with coriander and curry powder in oil over moderately high heat, stirring frequently, until onion is softened, about 5 minutes.
8. Add stock and simmer, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes.
9. Cool soup 20 minutes.
10. In a blender puree soup in batches (use caution when blending hot liquids) and pour through a fine sieve into a heatproof bowl.
11. Cool soup, uncovered.
12. Chill soup, covered, at least 4 hours and up to 2 days.
13. Stir cream into soup and season with salt and pepper.
14. Serve soup topped with beet relish
15. Peel beet, apple, and onion and cut into 1/4-inch dice.
16. In a heavy saucepan heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and saute beet, apple, and onion until onion is softened, about 5 minutes.
17. Stir in wine, vinegar, and honey and simmer relish, covered, stirring occasionally, 20 minutes.
18. Transfer relish to a heatproof bowl and cool.
19. Chill relish, covered, at least 4 hours and up to 1 week.
20. Yield: 1 1/2 cups

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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/chilled-apple-curry-soup-with-beet-relish.html (may not work)