Chilled Melon Soup with Fresh Basil
Makes 4 servings
Prep: 10 minutes
Chill: 60 minutes
Shopping List:
- 2x 700 gr or 1 [3-pound] honeydew or other melon
- 1½ Ts fresh lime juice
- 1½ Ts sour cream or crème fraîche
- 2 Ts chopped fresh basil
- salt and pepper to taste
TO MAKE:
- Cut melon in half and discard seeds. Scoop out flesh.
- Chop enough melon into small pieces to measure ½ cup and reserve.
- In 2 batches, purée large pieces of melon in a blender or food processor until smooth, about 30 seconds. Transfer to a bowl.
- Stir in lime juice and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Stir in chopped melon and chill.
- Stir soup, then ladle into bowls.
- Garnish with sour cream and basil.
Note 1: Stir the sour cream or crème fraîche first so that it liquefies slightly. Then it can be drizzled attractively over each serving.
Note 2: Add a ripped apart slice of Parma ham on top of the soup
Note 3: Stir a splash of dry Spanish sherry into the soup for extra sophistication. Scattering a few red or green grape halves over each bowlful along with the basil is another nice touch.
ENJOY !
PDF of this recipe: Chilled-Melon-Soup-with-Fresh-Basil
A friend just returned from the Netherlands and complained about the bad summer weather, 12 degrees and rain. He recovered in Dubai on his way home with 45 degrees and complained about the heat there.
Melon and basil… now that’s an unthinkable marriage. No wonder why it must work perfectly!
This sounds so good on this hot summer day. Someone is going to have to make it for me very soon.
this sounds like it could hit the spot on this very very hot day, now if only I had someone to make it for me
Guyz, it’s even easier than the recipe states.
Put the melon in the fridge beforehand, so it’s already cool, saves you 60 minutes.
Why does someone else has to make it? What’s wrong with your own hands? And you can surprise your significant other with a cool drink!
This sounds wonderful. I am only one and have a very small food-processor, so I can cut the recipe in half. Two batches will make enough and be just fine. Delicious on a hot summer evening after work. You did it again, my friend.