Summer Tomato and Melon Soup

Name: Summer Tomato and Melon Soup
Yield: 6 to 8 portions
Ingredients: 3 cups peeled, seeded, and diced ripe tomatoes; 2 large cucumbers, peeled, seeded, and chopped; 2 medium-size ripe cantaloupes, seeds and rind removed, diced; ¼ cup finely chopped fresh mint, plus additional fresh mint as garnish; Grated zest of 1 small orange; 1 cup sour cream or Crème Fraîche; 1 cup sour cream or Crème Fraîche

Preparation info

6 to 8
portions

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Silver Palate Cookbook

By Julee Rosso and Sheila Lukins

Published 1982

About

Ingredients

3 cups peeled, seeded, and diced ripe tomatoes
2 medium-size ripe cantaloupes, seeds and rind removed, diced
2

Gluten-free
Summer
Soup
Vegetarian

Method

Combine the tomatoes, melons, and about 1¼ cucumbers in a blender or food processor. (Reserve ¼ cucumber for garnish.) Process until smooth. Transfer to a bowl.
Stir in the orange zest and the ¼ cup mint. Whisk in the sour cream or crème fraîche and chill.
To serve, ladle into bowls and garnish with a bit of the chopped cucumber and a sprig of mint.</