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Yum Alert: Cool Cantaloupe Soup with Basil Cream

cantaloupe soup
Written by emilyc

Heat makes me want nothing but iced coffee, ice cream, and iced soup. Is that a thing? No, but chilled soup is, and this cool cantaloupe soup with basil cream is my fave because one of the ingredients is champagne. Cheers to that. Recipe and image via Country Living.

cantaloupe soup

Ingredients:

1 (2 1/2 pounds) cantaloupe, cut into 1-inch pieces
2 tablespoon(s) fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon(s) fresh lemon zest
2 tablespoon(s) (about 2 sprigs) mint leaves, chopped
1/8 teaspoon(s) salt
1 cup(s) heavy cream
2 tablespoon(s) superfine sugar
1/2 cup(s) basil leaves, packed
3/4 cup(s) champagne

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About the author

emilyc

Emily is a New Yorker trapped in a Floridian's body and loves every minute of her big city life. With a major in international business and years of being surrounded by ill-fitting suits and all the wrong shoes, she learned that the importance of fashion needs to be communicated to the world. To her, fashion is on the same level as charity work and feeding hungry children. Emily can be found frolicking the streets of her gayborhood enjoying the off-color humor of the gays.