Melon Soup
Photo: Carolina Ayala / Contributor
Summertime brings in truckloads of melons, from honeydew to cantaloupes and the quintessential thirst quencher, the watermelon. There is a wonderful Israeli ‘True Love’ melon Animal Farm has had on their tables at the weekend farmer’s market worth checking out. I keep a rotating collection of raw melons on my kitchen counter and wait for the sweet smell to emanate, which informs me that they are ready to dig into. The exterior of a cantaloupe often gets wrinkly before it is at its sweetest.
While just eating a slice of chilled melon sprinkled with salt and a touch of red chile makes for a wonderful snack, pureeing ripe sweet fruit lends itself to an elegant but super simple to prepare dessert. Here is a melon soup that you can make in minutes and serve topped with another summer fruit like diced cherries or mango.