Tea recipes
Taken from the recipe book Du thé plein la toque

Cream of zucchini
with Zoubrovka Green Tea
Christophe Alary

For 4 people
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 35 minutes

Ingredients
15 g (3 tbsp) of Zoubrovka Green Tea
1 litre (4 cups) of water
1 kg (6 to 8) zucchini
50 g (2 oz) of cream cheese

Ahead of time :
Infuse the tea in 200 ml (3/4 cup) of water that has just boiled for 5 minutes. Strain the tea. Cut the zucchini into round slices and place them in a pot, add 800 ml (3 ½ cups) of water and bring to a boil. Season and cook for 15 minutes.

Next step
Add the cream cheese to the soup and blend the entire mixture in mixer. Pour the infused tea into the soup.

Chef’s touch
Serve soup as a duo with cream of carrot and mango soup with Troika tea.

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Cream of carrot and mango soup with Troika tea
Christophe Alary

For 4 people
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 35 minutes

Ingredients
500g (8 to 10) carrots
30g (2 tbsp) of butter
30 g (2 tbsp) of honey
800 ml (3 ¼ cups) of water
1 ripe mango
250g (3 to 5) potatoes

10g (2 tbsp) of Troika tea
200 ml (3/4 cup) of water

250g (1 cup) of cream cheese
300 ml (1 ¼ cup) of milk
Salt and pepper to taste

Ahead of time
Finely chop carrots, mango and potatoes. Sweat the carrots in the butter, add honey and let caramelise. Add 800 ml (3 ¼ cups) water and bring to a boil. Add potatoes and mango. Cover and let simmer on low heat for 30 minutes. Infuse the Troika tea in 200 (3/4 cup) of just boiled water for 7 minutes.

Next step
Add the infused tea, cream cheese and milk, cook for another 5 minutes without boiling. Blend the entire mixture in mixer and season.

Chef’s touch
When serving, drizzle a bit of tea oil on the soup. Serve in duo with cream of zucchini soup.