I finally managed to tear myself away from the wonderful strawberries and peaches that I’ve been eating lately to focus on some of the other summer fruits that abound. Next up, is watermelon. Instead of the usual wedges, I made a refreshing, two-toned chilled watermelon soup.
I got the red watermelon at the local farmer’s market. Unfortunately, I didn’t see the yellow ones and had to get that at the grocery store. It wasn’t quite as sweet as I expected, but I’m hoping to find it at the farmer’s market to try as it’s supposed to be sweeter than the red.
Red and Yellow Watermelon Soup
Serves 2
4 cups ripe red watermelon, seeded and cut into pieces
4 cups ripe yellow watermelon, seeded and cut into pieces
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
Agave nectar to taste
Salt to taste
Fresh mint sprigs for garnish
In a bowl, combine the red watermelon, half of the lime juice and the agave nectar and salt to taste. Blend until smooth, place in a covered container to chill in the fridge for at least an hour. Keeping it totally separate, do the same for the yellow watermelon.
To serve, hold one container in each hand and pour at the same time so that there’s one color on each side. To make a fancy decoration, use a toothpick to swirl a bit of one color into the other. Garnish with a mint sprig and serve.
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I can’t wait to try this. My wife loves watermelon! I thought that we were the only ones who put salt on it!
What gorgeous colors!
wow! this looks amazing! and i bet it tastes just a glorious as it looks! mmmmmmmmm!
This looks wonderful and so refreshing.
You’ve outdone yourself. So pretty!
Wow :) Thanks for the tips. The ‘Taiji’ shape, is something that I was wondering how it can be done. Now, I know it.
Adding salt to fruit, bring out the flavour in them.
Thanks everyone for your comments! It seems odd to add salt but it does bring out the flavor. :-)
This has got to be one of the most creative, most beautiful soups I have ever seen. The beautiful swirls reminds me of ‘yin yang’ …
Very cool. I wonder if you could to a tricolor with honeydew melon.
noobcook – Thanks, I wasn’t trying for a yin yang design. It just came out that way. :-)
Nate – Thanks! Interesting idea – you probably could do a tricolor, another person would be needed to pour the third color. That could look really amazing.
so so so pretty! like jewels of summer! I wish watermelon was cheap enough around here to try it, but I’ll live vicariously through the photo. :p
Wow! Absolutely beautiful! I just found your blog and I am so happy!!
Gorgeous. Looks so summery and very refreshing and delicious!
Liz – Thanks! A small-medium watermelon goes for about 3 bucks at the farmer’s market. I figured it’s alright since I only eat them in the summer. And they’re so good!
Lauren – Thanks! Glad you like the blog.
Thanks Cassie!
This soup is absolutely beautiful. You really have a gift with finding cool ingredients. I’ve never seen a yellow watermelon before.
Thanks Joanna. I’m just lucky to live in an area where there’s all sorts of ingredients to be had. :-)
I would give anything to eat this right this very second! Alas, I must wait until morning to go purchase these lovely ingredients… thanks for the inspiration!