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Fruit soup is a delicate balancing act — you want the sweetness of the fruit but you also want to balance that sweetness with a little acid and piquant heat. I think I accomplished just that for this month’s 5 Star Makeover Challenge: chilled soup.
This is such a quick and easy dish. It’s perfect for summer entertaining because it’s refreshing and light … a tantalizing tease for what follows.
And, it’s a NO-COOK soup. All you need is a blender and 10 minutes to prep. It can then be served immediately or chilled, but keep the 2 components separate until you’re ready to serve.
Serving Tip: To avoid soup splash up the side of the bowl and to center the drizzle, use funnels. A chopstick works well to spread the drizzle.
Ingredients for Watermelon Soup
2 cups watermelon chopped
1 tbs red onion minced
1 small clove of garlic minced
1/2 lime juiced
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 tsp malt vinegar sea salt (or a splash of vinegar and a dash of salt)
liberal grind of black pepper
The cilantro mix was pre-made and stored in the freezer, but apparently it wasn’t something I did for the blog because I can’t find a recipe. At the time I froze it, I labeled the container “cilantro pesto”. But, it’s not exactly pesto. From what I tasted (and knowing my customary food pairings), the following ingredients (blended to your taste) would work well.
Ingredients for Cilantro Drizzle
handful cilantro
olive oil
cider vinegar
garlic
salt
red chili flakes
honey
Notes:
Don’t forget the entire cooking group’s posts will be published Friday here. I can’t wait to see what everyone did. Thank you, Natasha and Laz, for coming up with fun challenges month-after-month. What’s next?
23 Comments
I just love the shot glasses….A perfect Summer soup for a lazy hot day.
It’s funny how we always find a little surprise in our frezeer that comes in handy as this pesto did.
5 estrellas Baby!
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I love your glasses and your brilliant serving tip! I always have a problem pouring liquids neatly into glasses. Your soup looks amazing!
Looks like a delicious chilled soup! I love the use of watermelon, how refreshing!
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I use funnels all the time, and never think of telling about it. Well done. The soup looks delicious and would be, too! I only wish I would scrounge in my freezer and USE the stuff in there. That is definitely a goal. I freeze the most amazing stuff, and then never seem to use it again.
Valerie
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Wow, Joan. I adore cold soups and this is a definite winner. I like the idea of the tiny amount of red onion. And thanks for the tip about using a funnel. I always have splash from my soups and didn’t know how to correct it. Now if I can just find the right size funnel…
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Awesome Joan! Fabulous color. Fabulous photos. So crisp!
Great tips too, thanks!
LL
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The drizzle sounds drinkable alone! Great job, Joan. Glad for you being able to make it work.
those soup shooters are beautiful! and good tip for the drizzle
i’d happily slurp this one up!
Shannon recently posted..Chilled Watermelon Soup
you really are creative! and such an elegant summer pleaser
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really nice soups and the cilantro drizzle sounds divine. Great presentation too.
A beautiful combination! Loving the cilantro drizzle! Gorgeous presentations in the shots!
Great combination, perfect for a sunny day
Watermelon makes a great soup, but especially when spiced up like this. I threw vinegar in my cantaloupe soup too, but didn’t post that ingredient, because you have to get it just right, so I was glad to see you did it too. (Need that acid).
angela@spinachtiger recently posted..Chilled Cantaloupe Soup with Blackberry Drizzle and Basil
Looks like you’re def enjoying the summer with all this watermelon Joan! This is sensational! It looks so refreshing and I love the Nova touch by serving it in those cute shot glasses!
Peter G | Souvlaki For The Soul recently posted..Kota me Hilopites-Chicken with Pasta
First off – right you are fruit soups are tricky and all about the balance.
Second of your cilantro drizzle is killah!
And third – those shot glasses? DROOOLLL!
chow! Devaki @ weavethousandflavors
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Looks like you and Trix had shooters in mind with your soups. A great way to eat something cold and spicy. You have made a great soup, wonderful flavors and I just loved the textures, colors and shapes of the photo… gorgeous.
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Lovely soup! Great flavors, great color, and I love the cilantro drizzle on top.
I love this. Cold soups are one of my favorite summertime treats. Can’t wait to try yours!
What an amazing color! I wouldn’t have expected this was watermelon because the color is so orange, but it’s a great surprise! I love the drizzle on top as well.
That was watermelon soup? I would have thought it was carrot soup haha. Love the vibrant color and how wonderful use of watermelon, Joan!
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Simple, flavorful, smart and visually appealing. Marvelous job my friend.
The cilantro drizzle sound like such a beautiful component here…lovey flavors Joan! And love the funnel tip as well
I can almost smell the wonderful flavours from these. Great recipe and I’ll be sure to try it over the summer months.
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