Summertime Melon Soup Recipe

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Valerie Black reports from Fairfield Bay, Arkansas that her summertime soup always elicits a sweet response. "Guests never fail to request the recipe," she reveals. "To make it look even better, I often serve it in cantaloupe 'bowls'.

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Summertime Melon Soup Recipe

Prep: 15 min. + chilling

Yield: 6-8 Servings

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Ingredients

5 cups seeded cubed Watermelon

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The Taste of Summer

Cool and refreshing, summer isn't summer without watermelon at the table. Serve it fresh or as part of a great main dish.

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1 pint fresh strawberries, hulled and cut in half
1/4 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons milk
2 tablespoon sugar
3 to 4 cantaloupes, optional
Additional fresh strawberries, optional

Directions

In a small bowl, combine watermelon and strawberries. Puree in batches in a blender, adding the sour cream, milk and sugar to the last batch. Pour into a 2-qt. container and mix well. Cover and chill at least 3 hours.
To serve soup in cantaloupe bowls, cut cantaloupes in half; hollow out melon and seeds, leaving about a 1-1/2-in. shell if desired. Cut a decorative edge if desired. Add soup; garnish with a strawberry if desired. Yield: 6-8 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 cup) equals 71 calories, 2 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 6 mg cholesterol, 8 mg sodium, 13 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Summertime Melon Soup in Country Woman July/August 1996, p12