Chilled Cantaloupe Soup with Blackberry Drizzle and Basil
Fruit is jumping all around here with the blueberry farm next to me, wild blackberries a short walk away and all those strawberries I picked last month sitting in the freezer. But, then I fell in love, swept away with a canteloupe soup from a local restaurant, the Mad Platter. They told me the ingredients and that was enough for me to figure out the rest.
Cantaloupe, coconut milk, rum, finely chopped mint made a summery first course. Not having rum. I changed it a bit, but I did use coconut milk, which brings some smoothness. The only taste that comes through is the cantaloups and that’s what I was going for.
Such a pretty way to start a meal or end a meal.
How to Make Chilled Cantaloupe Soup
Start with fresh, ripe cantaloupe.
You can use a strainer like this to puree the cantaloupe or a food processor.
Plate, drizzle blackberry syrup and garnish with basil.
- 1 whole large cantaloupe
- juice of half of lemon
- ¼ to ½ cup coconut milk (you will need to be the judge of this for your own taste)
- handful of fresh sweet basil, finely chopped for garnish
- blackberry syrup or a very fine aged balsamic vinegar for drizzling. (see note)
- champagne vinegar
- Peel, seed and dice cantaloupe.
- Add lemon juice.
- Bring to a thick puree using a food processor.
- Add in coconut milk. Cantaloupes size will very, so adjust the coconut milk to your desired taste and texture.
- Serve with a drizzle of fine aged balsamic or a blackberry syrup and finely chopped basil.
Tanantha says
July 5, 2012 at 5:17 pmI would love to drink..oops..eat this soup on a hot day. It sounds refreshing!
Magic of Spice says
July 4, 2012 at 2:55 pmWhat a lovely soup…perfect for warm weather and sunny days!
cheapethniceatz says
July 4, 2012 at 12:41 pmReally love your chilled soup, especially with the coconut milk. So lucky to have berries like that near by!
Laz says
July 2, 2012 at 9:05 pmStriking color in your soup. Really makes cantaloupe shine here, which is not easy to do.
Fabulous.
Lori Lynn says
July 1, 2012 at 9:16 pmWe sure had our fair share of watermelon (mine included) so glad you chose cantaloupe! Great pairing with blackberry and champagne vinegar, sound fabulous!
Great color. Love the clear glasses for serving.
LL
Victoria says
July 1, 2012 at 8:39 pmThis is a really great fruit soup. I really love the pale color the cantaloupe gives the soup, and the blackberry drizzle gives a nice contrast 🙂
Corrie says
June 30, 2012 at 12:27 amI’m looking forward to summer so I can make this soup, as there is only so much lentil soup, chicken soup, vegetable soup, pea and and ham soup etc you can eat. 🙂
amy @ fearless homemaker says
June 29, 2012 at 11:51 ami love a chilled fruit soup + this looks just lovely. perfect for the hot summer days that we’re having, too!
Faith says
June 29, 2012 at 11:22 amThis is so gorgeous! I love that cantelope is the predominat flavor, just smoothed out a little with coconut milk…sounds perfect!
Norma-Platanos, Mangoes and Me! says
June 29, 2012 at 8:06 amAngela…I know I missed a few of your posts but I am catching up…getting my health back little by little.
When I saw your soup I thought “romance”. Delicate, lovely and a soup that would cool you off after a warm evening….
Jen @ Savory Simple says
June 29, 2012 at 6:36 amThis sounds so refreshing!
Peter G | Souvlaki For The Soul says
June 29, 2012 at 12:25 amHow gorgeous and refreshing…very inspiring Angela! Love the colours, flavours…everything about this! Thank you!
Joan Nova says
June 28, 2012 at 5:28 pmLooks delightful! I really like the idea of coconut milk because it can go both ways – savory and sweet. And I’m sure a hit of rum would have given it some depth. Well done!
Kate @ Kate from Scratch says
June 28, 2012 at 4:13 pmOoh, so fresh and light. This is perfect for me. Beautiful too, which is a lovely touch.
Kiki D. says
June 28, 2012 at 1:49 pmWow.. sounds yummy 🙂
Shannon says
June 28, 2012 at 10:42 amthis sounds absolutely wonderful!! love the coconut milk here, and will definitely be giving it a try 🙂
deana says
June 28, 2012 at 7:58 amANother beautiful soup. I do love cantaloupe and have never done a soup with it. The blackberry is a splendid idea as is the basil. When the melons come into the market next month, I will be sure to try this!
Rosa says
June 28, 2012 at 12:57 amA delightful soup! So refreshing and summery.
Cheers,
Rosa
5 Star Foodie says
June 27, 2012 at 8:18 pmA lovely chilled soup – I like the coconut milk here, and the blackberry drizzle, nice!