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FEATURED RECIPE: CHILLED WATERMELON SOUP

I like soup. My wife also likes soup (really, who doesn’t?) except in the summer. “It’s too hot for soup,” she’ll say. I kind of understand her reasoning. A nice hot bowl of soup will warm you up on a cold winter day, so it stands to reason that it’ll do the same on a summer day when you might want to cool down instead.

Enter Chilled Watermelon Soup. I know, it sounds a little strange, but give it a chance. If you look at the recipe, it almost sounds like a nice watermelon drink served in bowl, except that it’s topped with feta cheese (feel free to substitute another kind of cheese if you’re not a feta fan). It also has white wine in it. Oh, suddenly you’re all Chilled Watermelon Soup fans. I see how it works.

CHILLED WATERMELON SOUP

INGREDIENTS

6 pounds yellow or red seedless watermelon, diced (9 cups)

2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint

1 tablespoon sugar

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

1 cup lightly sweet white wine (such as Riesling) or 3/4 cup water mixed with 1/4 cup sugar

1 teaspoon chopped ginger

8 teaspoons crumbled feta

1/4 cup sparkling wine (or sparkling water)

DIRECTIONS

Combine 1 cup of the watermelon with mint and sugar in a bowl. Set aside. Blend remaining 8 cups watermelon, lemon juice, wine, and ginger in a blender until smooth. Let sit 1/2 hour. Strain soup; divide among 8 bowls. Top each with 1/8 cup reserved watermelon and 1 teaspoon feta.

If anyone tries this, let me know how it turns out or what you added to it – like more white wine – to make it more awesome than it already is.

(Recipe courtesy of Epicurious.com. Photo by Evan Sklar.)

 

Comments

  1. Crystal says:
    May 14, 2011 at 10:15 am

    I will let you know if i try this. We are fans of soup and watermelon and i love ginger and wine(of course) so i think it sounds good :) I am looking forward to the watermelon at our local farmers market this summer.
    thanks!!

  2. Stephanie says:
    May 16, 2011 at 2:22 pm

    YUM! I’m both hungry and thirsty at the same time!

  3. The Watermelon Guy says:
    May 18, 2011 at 9:46 am

    Definitely let me know how it turns out, Crystal. I’m curious about this one, but not sure when I’ll get around to making it myself.

  4. Jenn Tidwell says:
    May 18, 2011 at 5:46 pm

    What a unique soup recipe! I will have to give this a try shall I stumble upon some yellow watermelons. Thanks for sharing!

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