Best Chilled Watermelon Soup Recipes

CHILLED WATERMELON SOUP

Steps:

• 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.

CHILLED CUCUMBER-WATERMELON SOUP

Steps:

• Combine water and sugar in saucepan.
• Bring to boil over medium high heat; stir in lime juice.
• Cool then chill.
• Working in batches, place watermelon in blender or food processor, cover and blend until smooth.
• Spoon off foam, if desired.
• Stir diced cucumber, and lime mixture into watermelon purée.
• Cover and refrigerate until cold.
• Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.

CHILLED WATERMELON-MINT SOUP

Steps:

• Working in batches, puree 12 cups watermelon in processor until smooth. Strain puree into large bowl. Transfer 1 cup puree to small bowl; cover and chill. Whisk cornstarch into remaining puree. Bring wine and 1/3 cup sugar to simmer in large pot, stirring until sugar dissolves. Simmer 3 minutes. Add watermelon-cornstarch mixture; bring to boil, whisking. Transfer soup to bowl; stir in 2 cups mint. Cool to room temperature, whisking occasionally, about 1 hour.
• Strain soup into another bowl, pressing on solids to extract as much liquid as possible. Stir in salt and cayenne. Add more sugar, if desired. Chill until cold, at least 4 hours and up to 1 day.
• Whisk reserved 1 cup watermelon puree into soup. Ladle soup into 8 bowls. Mound 2 tablespoons cubed watermelon in center of each bowl. Drizzle soup with crème fraîche. Garnish with mint sprigs.

CHILLED WATERMELON BLACKBERRY SOUP

Steps:

• Purée the diced watermelon, add lemon juice and salt, cover, and refrigerate for one hour.
• Stir together blackberries, sugar, and a few drops of rosewater. Cover and refrigerate for one hour.
• Seed the red and yellow watermelon and cut into bite-size pieces.
• Add rosewater to the cold watermelon purée, to taste. Ladle the juice into the soup bowls, then add the melon pieces, berries, and pomegranate seeds.
• Garnish with the mint and serve.

CHILLED WATERMELON SOUP

Steps:

• Process the first 5 ingredients and honey (if desired) in a blender or food processor until smooth, stopping to scrape sides.
• Cover and chill for one hour.
• Serve in individual bowls with a dollop of yogurt.

CHILLED WATERMELON SOUP

Steps:

• Put 5 cups of diced watermelon in a food processor or blender and blitz to a purée. Strain purée through a fine-meshed sieve into a bowl. You should have about 4 cups purée. Season with salt and pepper and cayenne, 1 tablespoon vinegar and 2 tablespoons lime juice. Taste and adjust seasoning. Chill bowl on ice or refrigerate.
• To serve, place remaining diced watermelon, honeydew melon and cucumber in a small mixing bowl. Toss with a little salt and pepper, 2 tablespoons lime juice and 2 tablespoons olive oil. Divide mixture evenly into chilled soup bowls.
• Ladle watermelon purée into each bowl. Sprinkle with chives, basil and mint. Add a sprinkle of crushed red pepper and flaky salt if desired. Pass lime wedges separately.

CHILLED WATERMELON SOUP

Steps:

• Cut the watermelon and press out the juice, all of the juice. Not some of it, but all of it. Put the juice of the watermelon in a saucepan and bring to a simmer. Add the sliced peppers and salt. Simmer for 20 minutes. Remove from heat. Remove peppers from saucepan and add lime rind. Place in ice bath and cool. Add lemon juice and minced sweet onion. Place in refridgerator over night. Serve in a pretty bowl and decorate with mint leaves.