Well, I couldn't get my hands on any fresh mint which would have really finished this summer dessert nicely. For the sake of arguments, let's take it as read that the picture below has a nice sprig of mint in the middle of it.
Scutter01's Cantaloupe Bisque
Total prep time - about 15 minutes, plus at least an hour to chill
Ingredients:
1 Cantaloupe, ripe and sweet
2 Cups Orange juice
1 Tbs Lime juice
1/2 tsp Cinnamon
Fresh mint leaves
Directions:
Cut, peel, and seed the cantaloupe. If the melon is out of season or isn't sweet, I recommend cutting it into chunks, covering it, and refrigerating it for several days. It will ripen and sweeten nicely, and you really want it to be sweet. You can't just add sugar to it because the unripe melon will still be unripe and it'll taste like ice-cold unripe melon soup mixed with a bunch of other crap.
Put the cantaloup and 1/2 cup of orange juice into a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into a large bowl and add the lime juice, cinnamon, and remaining 1.5 cups of OJ. Mix with a wire whisk until the song on the radio ends. Cover bowl and refrigerate for at least an hour.
Ladle into a shallow soup bowl, sprinkle a little cinnamon on top and add a sprig of fresh mint. It's really just a cantaloupe smoothie, so if you want you can put it in a glass, but then your kids won't be eating cantaloupe bisque. They'll just be drinking a smoothie and that's no fun. Serves about 6 people.
Scutter01's Cantaloupe Bisque
Total prep time - about 15 minutes, plus at least an hour to chill
Ingredients:
1 Cantaloupe, ripe and sweet
2 Cups Orange juice
1 Tbs Lime juice
1/2 tsp Cinnamon
Fresh mint leaves
Directions:
Cut, peel, and seed the cantaloupe. If the melon is out of season or isn't sweet, I recommend cutting it into chunks, covering it, and refrigerating it for several days. It will ripen and sweeten nicely, and you really want it to be sweet. You can't just add sugar to it because the unripe melon will still be unripe and it'll taste like ice-cold unripe melon soup mixed with a bunch of other crap.
Put the cantaloup and 1/2 cup of orange juice into a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into a large bowl and add the lime juice, cinnamon, and remaining 1.5 cups of OJ. Mix with a wire whisk until the song on the radio ends. Cover bowl and refrigerate for at least an hour.
Ladle into a shallow soup bowl, sprinkle a little cinnamon on top and add a sprig of fresh mint. It's really just a cantaloupe smoothie, so if you want you can put it in a glass, but then your kids won't be eating cantaloupe bisque. They'll just be drinking a smoothie and that's no fun. Serves about 6 people.