Avocado & Truffle Salt Soup Shots
Simple, easy and delicious this Vegan soup is just the perfect starter for a summer meal paired with any of our chilled white wines.
Ingredients
- Avocados, peeled and pitted · 3
- Sweet basil, chopped · 1 cup
- Balsamic Vinegar, white · 1/2 cup
- Red onion, chopped · 1/2 cup
- Honey · 2 tablespoons
- Herbie's Shichimi Togarashi · 1/2 teaspoon
- Herbie's Pepper Black Asta (ground) · 1/2 teaspoon
- Truffle Salt · 2 teaspoons
- Shallots, minced - for garnish · 1/2 cup
Instructions
Combine all ingredients in a blender along with two pints of water. Puree until smooth and creamy then refrigerate until chilled.
Serve in cups or small bowls with minced shallots or herb bread crumbs. Feel free to drizzle a little olive oil across the surface and sprinkle with truffle salt.
Enjoy with a well chilled Joy Sauvignon Blanc, Relish Roussanne or Caress Cuvée Blanc.
Frisky Riesling
Frisky by nature, a dry Riesling in the traditional style of Alsace or Clare Valley.
Gertie Gewurztraminer
Gertie is a limited production single-varietal Gewürztraminer wine from a single Russian River Valley vineyard.
Joy Sauvignon Blanc
Crisp and elegant this light gold Sauvignon Blanc has the illusion of citrus and passion-fruit on the nose finishing with a lingering soft, dry melon on the palate.
Relish Roussanne
Relish is a limited production single-varietal Roussanne wine from a single vineyard.
Adarre Reserve
A beautiful blend of sheep and goat’s milk, this cheese offers rustic, nutty flavor with a buttery, creamy mouthfeel and some fruity notes.
Ballerina Goat Gouda
This Ballerina Goat Gouda is a fabulous cheese unlike any other style of aged goat cheese. The sharp, salty flavors wrapped up with the extra tang of the goat’s milk works perfectly with our *Joy* Sauvignon Blanc.
Bastardo del Grappa
Bastardo del Grappa is a creamy, full flavored Italian cheese.
Bleating Heart - Fat Bottom Girl
We like a cheese with curves.
Blu del Monviso
This mild Italian blue cheese Blu del Monviso with a distinct taste and creamy texture is perfect paired with both white and red wines selected from our cellar.
Comté
Comté, made with raw cow milk in the Franche-Comté region of France, is actually also known as "Gruyère de Comté." Considered one of the world's greatest cheeses Comte captures the essence of raw, mountain pasture-fed cow milk.
Fiore di Capra
A cheese produced in Sardinia, exclusively from goat’s milk and goat rennet, compact and white with no eyes.
Fiore Sardo
Fiore Sardo DOP also known as Pecorino Sardo is a raw, hard cheese made from whole sheep’s milk on the Italian island of Sardinia.
Garlic & Chive Chèvre
Garlic & Chive Chèvre
Grossetano
Grossetano pure buffalo milk cheese is for an adventuresome palate. There’s an intriguing wildness to it that one can’t quite define. It is salty but not too salty, concentrated but not strong, with a tangy finish and a pleasant aftertaste.
Holey Cow
Holey Cow is hand-crafted artisan cheese made from whole cow milk. This semi-soft cheese is filled with small round openings characteristic of a Swiss cheese but with a smooth, creamy texture and a crisp, buttery finish.
HoneyBee Goat Gouda
Chèvre Gouda HoneyBee is made in the Netherlands from pasteurized goat's milk, with a drizzle of honey added to the pure goat milk producing a cashew-like nutty sweetness.
HoneyBee Goat Gouda
Chèvre Gouda HoneyBee is made in the Netherlands from pasteurized goat's milk, with a drizzle of honey added to the pure goat milk producing a cashew-like nutty sweetness.
Jalapeno Chevre
Jalapeno Chèvre
La Bufala Nera
Mozzarella is one of the most renowned Italian cheeses. What sets this stretched curd cheese apart is that it is made from buffalo milk.
Manchego
Manchego is Spain’s best known cheese.
Midnight Moon
Midnight Moon is the goat milk sister to Lamb Chopper, also made in Holland, following a Dutch Gouda recipe.
Midnight Moon
Midnight Moon is the goat milk sister to Lamb Chopper, also made in Holland, following a Dutch Gouda recipe.
Noord Hollander
An extra-aged, four year-old Gouda with a rich butterscotch color and similar notes of flavor. Noord Hollander brings an intensity of flavor through the slow drying over the years which leaves a tangy, crunchy, salt-nut bite to this deliciously intense c
Noord Hollander
An extra-aged, four year-old Gouda with a rich butterscotch color and similar notes of flavor. Noord Hollander brings an intensity of flavor through the slow drying over the years which leaves a tangy, crunchy, salt-nut bite to this deliciously intense c
Paglietin Mediterraneo
A typical Cuneese cheese, Pagliettina is a tuma with a characteristic straw-white crust, made from cow's milk, goat's milk and sheep's milk.
Pecorino Il Crudo
Il Crudo is a Tuscan pecorino made following an ancient recipe. The milk comes exclusively from the producer’s freely grazing animals and is used raw at a temperature that never exceeds 40°C, so as to fully preserve the aromas and flavors of the pasture.
Pecorino Toscano PDO
Pecorino Toscano DOP is produced in Tuscany from organic sheep’s milk.
Petite Mustard Brie
Petite Mustard is the perfect balance of hints of hazelnut, punches of mustard seeds, and buttery goodness
Pierce Point
This is a seasonal cheese, made in the fall from organic whole milk, washed in an organic white wine then rolled in dried herbs. Covered with field flowers, calendula, chamomile and Thai basil, the result is a delicious cheese, semi-firm, creamy and comp
Redwood Hill - Aged Goat Cheddar
Aged for at least one year to achieve its complexity of flavors, this goat milk cheddar is smooth, nutty and slightly sweet, with a robust cheddar flavor.
SeaHive
Hand-rubbed with local honey and Redmond RealSalt, SeaHive is a beautifully balanced treat.
Stilton with Mango & Ginger
This White Stilton with Mango and Ginger is simply delicious.
Toma Della Rocca
What a gorgeous, creamy and rich cheese!
Üsi Lussi
From third generation cheesemaker Christian Oberli comes Üsi Lussi, which translates affectionately to “our dairy cow."
Vella Mezzo Secco
Mezzo Secco, an award winning cheese is partially Dry Monterey Jack cheese made using cow's milk.
Aleppo Chili Pepper
Aleppo Pepper is a highly desirable variety of chili, popular for its warm, fruity flavor and mild chili bite.
Aleppo Chili Pepper
Aleppo Pepper is a highly desirable variety of chili, popular for its warm, fruity flavor and mild chili bite.
Apple Pie Spice
Ooh - so good! Apple Pie Spice perfectly combines sweetness from caramelized apples contrasted delightfully with a perfect blend of exotic spices.
Catch of the Day
This delicious blend to dust over fish fillets or peeled prawns and shallow-fry or barbecue.
Fennel Pollen
When you add a dash to any dish, you transform the ordinary into extraordinary.
Golden Grill with Turmeric
A quick and easy special spice blend for white meats and vegetables and adds the natural health benefits of Turmeric combined with Pepper.
Jaggery
Jaggery is a colorful, tasty, and a healthy sweetener. Produced by reducing sugar cane juice, the flavor is like soft brown sugar.
Korean Red Pepper Flakes
Fruity, capsicum-like mild red chilli (pepper) flakes used in Korean Cuisine
Peppercorns Pink
Fruity, sweet, and soft, these Brazilian pink peppercorns are a delight.
Peppercorns White (ground)
For a strong pepper heat without the characteristic flavour of black pepper.
Red Curry Spice
Make a delicious red curry at home in less than 20 minutes.
Rose Harissa Spice Blend
Based on a Tunisian blend that may be rubbed on food before cooking, or made into a fragrant, spicy paste.
Tamarind Block Thai
Similar to Indian Tamarind but moister in texture.
Turmeric Seafood Rub
Turmeric is well known as a a wonderful spice to complement to seafood along with ginger & pepper.
Apple Horseradish Jam
Your taste-buds will be delighted with the unusual combination of naturally sweet apple juice and the hearty kick of horseradish.
Apple Horseradish Jam
Your taste-buds will be delighted with the unusual combination of naturally sweet apple juice and the hearty kick of horseradish.
Apple Horseradish Jam
Your taste-buds will be delighted with the unusual combination of naturally sweet apple juice and the hearty kick of horseradish.
DawnzNutz
A sensational blend of almonds, hazelnuts, cumin and coriander!
DawnzNutz
A sensational blend of almonds, hazelnuts, cumin and coriander!