Chilled Cucumber Melon Soup Recipes

CHILLED CUCUMBER MELON SOUP

Steps:

• Combine honeydew, cucumber, lime zest and juice, mint, sugar substitute, and ½ cup water in a blender and puree until smooth. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until well chilled. To serve, garnish with cantaloupe and additional mint leaves. As seen in Joy of Kosher with Jamie Geller Magazine (Summer 2012) - Subscribe Now. Nutrition Information based on 2 servings.

CHILLED MELON, CUCUMBER, AND MINT SOUP

Steps:

• Peel, halve, and seed 2 cucumbers, then coarsely chop. (You should have about 4 1/2 cups.) Halve and seed remaining (unpeeled) cucumber; cut into a 1/4-inch dice. Working in batches, puree chopped cucumbers, melon, 1/2 cup lime juice, mint, and ice in a food processor or blender. Season with salt and more lime juice. Transfer soup to a bowl, cover, and refrigerate until ready to serve, up to 2 hours.
• Smear 1/4 cup yogurt onto two sides of each serving bowl. Spoon chilled soup into bowls, drizzle with oil, and sprinkle with diced cucumbers and mint. Serve, with lime wedges.

CHILLED MELON SOUP

Steps:

• Place the orange juice, yogurt and cantaloupe in a blender; cover and process until pureed. Add the honey, salt, nutmeg and cayenne; cover and process until smooth. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving. Garnish with mint sprigs.

CHILLED CUCUMBER-WATERMELON SOUP

Steps:

• Combine water and sugar in saucepan.
• Bring to boil over medium high heat; stir in lime juice.
• Cool then chill.
• Working in batches, place watermelon in blender or food processor, cover and blend until smooth.
• Spoon off foam, if desired.
• Stir diced cucumber, and lime mixture into watermelon purée.
• Cover and refrigerate until cold.
• Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.

CHILLED WATERMELON SOUP

Steps:

• Put 5 cups of diced watermelon in a food processor or blender and blitz to a purée. Strain purée through a fine-meshed sieve into a bowl. You should have about 4 cups purée. Season with salt and pepper and cayenne, 1 tablespoon vinegar and 2 tablespoons lime juice. Taste and adjust seasoning. Chill bowl on ice or refrigerate.
• To serve, place remaining diced watermelon, honeydew melon and cucumber in a small mixing bowl. Toss with a little salt and pepper, 2 tablespoons lime juice and 2 tablespoons olive oil. Divide mixture evenly into chilled soup bowls.
• Ladle watermelon purée into each bowl. Sprinkle with chives, basil and mint. Add a sprinkle of crushed red pepper and flaky salt if desired. Pass lime wedges separately.