Cold Melon "Soup"

19 Reviews
63% would make this recipe again

A good-looking, tasty, and very quick dessert!

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Ingredients

??? melon ???
??? apple juice ???
??? sugar ???

Before you start

A blender or food processor will be very useful for this recipe.

Method

  1. Cut the melon in half crosswise and remove the seeds. Using a melon baller, cut 4 balls per serving and set them aside in the refrigerator. Using a spoon, scrape out the remaining pulp, dice it coarsely and transfer it to the jar of a blender.
  2. Pour in the juice and sugar, then pulse until very smooth. Chill the mixture in the refrigerator for at least 1 h before serving.
  3. When ready, pour the «soup» into cups, add the melon balls and garnish with mint leaves. Serve.

Observations

Keep up to 2 days in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts Table

per 1 serving (120 g)

Amount

% Daily Value

Calories

70

Fat

0 g

0 %

Saturated 0.1 g
+ Trans 0 g

0 %

Cholesterol

0 mg

Sodium

20 mg

1 %

Carbohydrate

16 g

5 %

Fibre

1 g

3 %

Sugars

16 g

Net Carbs

15 g

Protein

1 g

Vitamin A

35 %

Vitamin C

63 %

Calcium

1 %

Iron

2 %
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Claims

This recipe is :
Diet-related health claims  :
Artery-healthy
Excellent source of  :
Vitamin A, Vitamin C
Source of  :
Folacin, Magnesium, Potassium
Low  :
Sodium
Free  :
Cholesterol, Fat, Saturated Fat, Trans Fat
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DIABETES Exchange

1 serving of this recipe is equivalent to :
Food Group Exchanges
Fruits ½
Other Foods ½
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19 Reviews (17 with rating only) 63% would make this recipe again
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april 09, 2009 | I would make this recipe again

Very fancy and easy to do. I normally make the original version with alcohol, but we had guests with kids. They all loved it.

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february 03, 2009

This did not work for me. If you like melon there are better ways to make it interesting. I didn't enjoy the texture and would have preferred to just eat it in chunks.

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