Chilled Mango Soup Recipe

Ingredients

• Gazpacho de Mango:
• 3 ripe mangoes, peeled and pitted (or about 1 1/2 cups of frozen mango)
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar, firmly packed
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (not olive oil; it is too strongly flavored)
• 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar, seasoned or plain
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon minced ginger root
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
• 1 ripe mango, peeled, pitted, and finely chopped
• 1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded, and finely chopped (or 1/2 english cucumber)
• Small red onion, peeled, and finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons chopped chives for garnish (optional)