Description
Chilled Cucumber Melon Soup – an easy, healthy summer soup that can be served as an appetizer or light meal. Refreshing and delicious!
Ingredients
Units
- 1 med-large cucumber, cut into chunks – peel if thick shinned, and deseed if seeds are large ( 2 cups)
- 1/2 medium cantaloupe (about 1 lb or 4 cups), seeded, peeled, and cut into large chunks
- 1/2 cup buttermilk or yogurt ( optional- leave out if vegan, or replace with vegan yogurt)
- 1/2 cup fresh mint
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, roughly chopped, stems and all
- 1/4 – 1/2 fresh jalapeño pepper (start with a little, add more to taste)
- 2 scallions, chopped
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, diced
- 1–2 limes, juiced start with one, add more to taste)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a blender.
- Blend until smooth.
- Adjust to taste, adding more lime, salt or jalapeño.
- Refrigerate and serve chilled.
Notes
Soup will keep two days in the fridge.
For an appetizer, serve in small cups ( or shot glasses) perfect for sipping, no spoons required. ( Feel free to top with Shrimp.
Or serve as a side dish instead of a salad, or just on its own as a light snack, especially on those days when it is too hot to even think about cooking.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 ¼ cup
- Calories: 95
- Sugar: 17 g
- Sodium: 217.5 mg
- Fat: 1.6 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.7 g
- Carbohydrates: 19.3 g
- Fiber: 2.7 g
- Protein: 3.3 g
- Cholesterol: 3.4 mg