Chilled Cantaloupe Soup
The other day we bought a cantaloupe that really didn't have much flavor. Since I cut it up before discovering that, we couldn't very well turn it into a dry ice bomb. So, I went looking for another option and settled on Chilled Cantaloupe Soup. If I had had celery or cucumber or orange juice in the fridge, I might have tried a different recipe, but I didn't, so I used this one. It was pretty good, and reminded us of cruise dining. That's always a good thing.
1 cantaloupe, seeded and cut into chunks
1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger (or to taste)
juice of 1/2 a lemon
1 tablespoon of honey (or to taste)
small pinch of salt
1/4 cup milk, half & half, or cream (optional)
Put cantaloupe, ginger, lemon juice and honey in a blender, and process until completely smooth. Add half & half (if using) and blend until combined. Taste and adjust amounts of honey, ginger or lemon juice as desired. Serve well chilled. Yield: 2 servings
Note: Next time we might try adding cinnamon to it as well.
Chilled Ginger Cantaloupe Soup
1 cantaloupe, seeded and cut into chunks
1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger (or to taste)
juice of 1/2 a lemon
1 tablespoon of honey (or to taste)
small pinch of salt
1/4 cup milk, half & half, or cream (optional)
Put cantaloupe, ginger, lemon juice and honey in a blender, and process until completely smooth. Add half & half (if using) and blend until combined. Taste and adjust amounts of honey, ginger or lemon juice as desired. Serve well chilled. Yield: 2 servings
Note: Next time we might try adding cinnamon to it as well.
Today's version - 3-4 cups cantaloupe, 1 1/2 cups orange juice, bit of lime juice, dash of cinnamon, and honey/agave syrup/sugar to taste.
ReplyDeleteTried it again! This time with about 2 cups of cantaloupe, 3/4 cup orange juice, 6 ounces of Greek yogurt (peach flavored because I didn't have vanilla), and 1/4 cup mango chunks, with ground cinnamon and ginger. Yummy!
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