Best Ww Chilled Minted Melon Soup Recipes

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CHILLED MINTED MELON SOUP



Chilled Minted Melon Soup image

Serve this thirst-quenching soup as a first course, a sipable dessert or a picnic treat. Pre-cut melon makes preparation a summer's breeze.

Categories     Brunch

Time 10m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

4.5 cup(s) Honeydew melon cubed and chilled
1 cup(s) Mint leaves fresh, loosely-packed
3 tbsp(s) Fresh lime juice
1 tsp(s) Ginger root freshly grated
0.25 cup(s) Plain fat free yogurt

Steps:

  • Purée honeydew, mint, lime juice and ginger root in a blender until smooth (you may have to do this in batches).
  • Serve immediately or transfer to a container and refrigerate up to 2 days. Top each portion with 1 tablespoon of fat-free yogurt before serving. Garnish with slivered mint leaves if desired. Yields about 1 cup per serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 52 kcal

MELON SOUP



Melon Soup image

Provided by Michael Chiarello : Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 2h15m

Yield 8 to 10 cups

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 Crenshaw melons, roughly chopped into 1 to 1 1/2-inch cubes
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup white sugar
3/4 cup honey
Gray salt
2 tablespoons fresh mint leaves
1 cup yogurt
3 tablespoons grappa
10 crostini bread sticks, accompaniment
10 thin slices prosciutto, accompaniment

Steps:

  • Place melon cubes, lemon juice, white sugar, honey, and a pinch of salt in a blender and puree for 1 minute. Then add the mint and yogurt and puree another 1 minute. While pureeing, add the grappa. Transfer the puree to a glass pitcher. Refrigerate. Serve with crostini bread sticks wrapped in prosciutto to enhance the soup's sweet flavors.

CHILLED MELON SOUP



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Provided by The Hearty Boys

Categories     appetizer

Time 1h15m

Yield 12 (4-ounce) servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cantaloupe, peeled, seeded and cut into chunks
1 cup plain yogurt
3/4 cup orange juice
1 tablespoon honey
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
Generous pinch cayenne
Fresh mint, for garnish

Steps:

  • Put half of the cantaloupe into a blender along with the yogurt and blend until smooth. Add the remaining cantaloupe and blend again until smooth. Pour into a large mixing bowl. Add the orange juice, honey, nutmeg, salt and cayenne and blend until well mixed. Pour into a soup tureen and chill at least 1 hour before serving. Garnish with fresh mint sprigs before setting out.

CHILLED MELON, CUCUMBER, AND MINT SOUP



Chilled Melon, Cucumber, and Mint Soup image

For an extra hint of sweetness, drizzle the soup with a bit of honey just before serving.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Soups, Stews & Stocks     Soup Recipes

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 English cucumbers
1/2 honeydew melon, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1-inch chunks (8 cups)
1/2 to 2/3 cup fresh lime juice (from 6 limes), plus wedges for serving
1 cup lightly packed fresh mint leaves, plus more for serving
2 cups crushed ice
Coarse salt
2 cups Greek yogurt
Extra-virgin olive oil

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 WATERMELON-MINT SOUP



Chilled Watermelon-Mint Soup image

Categories     Soup/Stew     Fruit     Watermelon     Mint     White Wine     Summer     Chill     Bon Appétit

Yield Makes 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

12 cups 1-inch pieces seeded or seedless watermelon (from about 7 pounds)
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 cups Johannisberg Riesling wine
1/3 cup (or more) sugar
2 cups (lightly packed) fresh mint leaves (from about 1 large bunch)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 cup 1/4-inch cubes seeded or seedless watermelon
1/2 cup crème fraîche or sour cream, stirred to loosen
Fresh mint sprigs

Steps:

  • Working in batches, puree 12 cups watermelon in processor until smooth. Strain puree into large bowl. Transfer 1 cup puree to small bowl; cover and chill. Whisk cornstarch into remaining puree. Bring wine and 1/3 cup sugar to simmer in large pot, stirring until sugar dissolves. Simmer 3 minutes. Add watermelon-cornstarch mixture; bring to boil, whisking. Transfer soup to bowl; stir in 2 cups mint. Cool to room temperature, whisking occasionally, about 1 hour.
  • Strain soup into another bowl, pressing on solids to extract as much liquid as possible. Stir in salt and cayenne. Add more sugar, if desired. Chill until cold, at least 4 hours and up to 1 day.
  • Whisk reserved 1 cup watermelon puree into soup. Ladle soup into 8 bowls. Mound 2 tablespoons cubed watermelon in center of each bowl. Drizzle soup with crème fraîche. Garnish with mint sprigs.

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