Use your favorite melon to personalize this delicious soup! If you like gazpacho, this recipe is worth a try. The photo shows a soup made with cantaloupe, but you could easily use watermelon or honeydew: whatever’s fresh and on sale! It’s also a great way to use up leftovers from a multi-melon fruit salad.
Ingredients
- 6 cups cubed melon, divided
- ½ cup cubed cucumber
- 6 Tbsp. lime juice, divided
- 1 Tbsp. thinly sliced scallion
- 1 scallion
- 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded
- 1 cup cold water
- Zest of ½ orange
- ½ cup orange juice
- 1 tsp. chopped fresh ginger
- ½ tsp. salt
- 2 Tbsp. finely chopped cilantro
- 2 Tbsp. plain yogurt
Directions
- Combine 1 cup melon, cucumber, 2 tablespoons lime juice, and 1 tablespoon sliced scallion. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve the soup.
- Combine remaining ingredients except yogurt and cilantro in a food processor or blender and process until smooth. Refrigerate until chilled (2 hours).
- Garnish each serving with diced melon mixture, cilantro, and yogurt.
Nutrition Facts
6 servings per container
Serving Size 256 g
| Amount per serving | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 75 | |
| % Daily Value* | ||
| Total Fat 0.5g | 0% | |
| Saturated Fat 0g | 0% | |
| Trans Fat 0g | ||
| Polyunsaturated Fat 0g | ||
| Monounsaturated Fat 0g | ||
| Cholesterol 1mg | 0% | |
| Sodium 230mg | 10% | |
| Total Carbohydrate 19g | 7% | |
| Dietary Fiber 1.5g | 7% | |
| Total Sugars 16g | ||
| Includes 0g Added Sugars | 0% | |
| Sugar Alcohol 0g | ||
| Other Carbohydrate 2g | ||
| Protein 1g | ||
| Vitamin D 0mcg | 0% | |
| Calcium 25.5mg | 2% | |
| Iron 0.4mg | 0% | |
| Potassium 465mg | 10% | |
| Vitamin A 11.7mcg | 2% | |
| Vitamin C 44.2mg | 50% | |
| Vitamin E 0.2mg | 0% | |
| Vitamin K 15.3mcg | 15% | |
| Thiamin 0.1mg | 8% | |
| Riboflavin 0mg | 0% | |
| Niacin 1mg | 6% | |
| Vitamin B6 0.2mg | 10% | |
| Folate 41mcg | 10% | |
| Vitamin B12 0mcg | 0% | |
| Biotin 0.3mcg | 0% | |
| Chloride 85.3mg | 4% | |
| Pantothenate 0.4mg | 0% | |
| Phosphorus 31.7mg | 2% | |
| Iodine 1.8mcg | 2% | |
| Magnesium 22.8mg | 6% | |
| Zinc 0.2mg | 0% | |
| Selenium 1.4mcg | 2% | |
| Copper 0.1mg | 10% | |
| Manganese 0.1mg | 4% | |
| Chromium 0.1mcg | 0% | |
| Molybdenum 0.7mcg | 2% | |
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Ingredients
Honeydew Melon, Water, Lime Juice, Orange Juice, Cucumber, Whole Milk Yogurt (whole Milk, Cultures), Onion, Jalapeno Pepper, Scallions, Salt, Cilantro, Ginger Root.
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