Sharlyn Melon Soup With Cucumber-Chile Ice
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Sharlyn Melon Soup With Cucumber-Chile Ice
Sharlyn Melon Soup:
Servings: 6 (nutritional information is for 1 serving of soup)
Calories: 153
Fat: 1 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Sodium: 560 mg
Protein: 3 g
Carbohydrate: 33 g
Fiber: 4 g
* Ingredients:
1 small Sharlyn melon, seeded and flesh scooped out (about 6 cups)
5 ounces silken tofu
¼ cup fresh lime juice
1 cup lemon juice
4 tablespoons Sucanat or fructose
5 cups cold water
1 tablespoon light miso (optional)
1 bunch mint, stemmed, plus fresh mint sprigs for garnish
½ teaspoon sea salt
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
Cucumber-Chile Ice, or lemon and/or lime slices, for garnish
6 fresh mint sprigs, for garnish
* Directions:
In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients except the garnish and
mix with a fork to break up and distribute the tofu. In a blender,
blend the mixture in batches until smooth. Serve immediately or
refrigerate until needed.
Top each serving with a small scoop of Cucumber-Chile Ice or slices
of lemon and mint sprigs.
Cucumber-Chile Ice:
Makes 1½ cups (1/8 cup is 1 serving)
Calories: 14
Fat: 0 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Sodium: 421 mg
Protein: 0.5 g
Carbohydrate: 3 g
Fiber: 0.5 g
* Ingredients:
1 cucumber, peeled, seeded, and coarsely chopped (about 1 cup)
½ serrano chile, seeded
½ cup fresh lime juice
2 scallions, white part only, chopped (optional)
½ bunch cilantro, stemmed
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 cup water
* Directions:
In a blender, blend all the ingredients together until smooth,
adding more water if necessary to achieve the consistency of thin
soup or cream rather than a thick puree. Pour the mixture into a
sheet tray that will fit in your freezer and freeze for a minimum
of 2 hours.
At serving time, remove the tray from the freezer and scrape the
ice with the tines of a fork to flake off the ice crystals. Place
the ice in a bowl and serve immediately. Store any leftover ice in
an airtight container in the freezer.
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