Watermelon Strawberry Rhubarb Soup Recipes

CHILLED STRAWBERRY-RHUBARB SOUP

Steps:

• Bring rhubarb and 3 cups water to a boil in a large saucepan. Cook until the rhubarb is very soft and broken down, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a medium bowl. Put a couple inches of ice water in a large bowl and set the bowl with the rhubarb in it to help cool it quickly. (If you aren't in a hurry, you can skip the ice-water bath.) Refrigerate, stirring occasionally, until cool, at least 20 minutes.
• Transfer the rhubarb to a blender. Add strawberries, sugar and salt; blend until smooth. Return to the bowl and stir in 1/3 cup basil (or mint). Serve sprinkled with more herbs and a generous grinding of pepper.

WATERMELON STRAWBERRY RHUBARB SOUP

Steps:

• In small microwavable bowl, place rhubarb, water and lime juice. Cover with sheet of plastic wrap. Microwave on High 5 minutes.
• With slotted spoon, remove rhubarb from bowl. Pour remaining juices into blender. Add watermelon, strawberries and agave nectar to blender. Cover; blend on high speed until pureed.
• Divide mixture evenly into 4 individual dessert bowls. Top each with 1 tablespoon yogurt. Serve immediately.

STRAWBERRY-RHUBARB "NOTHING" SOUP: ZUPA NIC

Steps:

• Cut rhubarb into 1/2-inch pieces and macerate in 1/2 cup sugar for 1 hour. Meanwhile, puree strawberries with remaining 1/4 cup sugar. In a saucepan, cook rhubarb and orange juice, covered, until mushy. Remove from heat and stir in strawberry puree.
• For the syrup: Bring ingredients to a boil. Set aside to cool.
• For the anglaise: In a saucepan, bring the milk cream and vanilla bean to a scald. In the meantime, in a bowl, whisk together the yolks and sugar. While whisking the yolks, drizzle in the hot milk. Return to the pan and cook, stirring until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Strain and chill in an ice bath. Add the lemon syrup to the buttermilk. Mix into creme anglaise.
• Drizzle the anglaise mixture on top of the strawberry rhubarb nothing. (Soup may be served hot or cold.)

STRAWBERRY WATERMELON SOUP

Steps:

• Add the melon and sugar to the container of a food processor or electric blender.
• Process until smooth and pureed; pour mixture into a large mixing bowl.
• Add berries to the container of a food processor or electric blender; process until smooth and pureed; pour into the bowl with the watermelon puree.
• Add the yogurt and lemon juice to the watermelon-strawberry puree; stir well to combine.
• Chill until ice cold.
• Serve in chilled bowls.
• Garnish with mint sprigs.