Cream of Watermelon Soup

Name: Cream of Watermelon Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 24 h
Total time: 24 h 15 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 pints watermelon, chunks seeded; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1/8 cup granulated sugar, to taste; 1/2 cup low-fat sour cream (about 3 large ordinary soup spoons) or 1/2 cup regular sour cream, approximately (about 3 large ordinary soup spoons); fresh mint leaves, garnish (optional)

Submitted by HeatherFeather

"I used to work in a brunch restaurant and when this soup was served, it always sold out very quickly. It is light and refreshing and perfect at a baby or bridal shower or even a ladies' luncheon. The restaurant owner shared the recipe with me, but I lost it without ever having made it. After much experimentation, I finally came up with a version that I liked and have been making it now for several years when fresh watermelon is in season. It isn't quite the same, but I still liked it enough to share. I like to serve with this chicken salad sandwiches. Cook time is for chilling overnight. Makes one blender full of soup."

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Ready In:: 24hrs 15mins
Ingredients:: 5
Serves:: 8

ingredients

2 pints watermelon, chunks seeded
1 teaspoon vanilla
¹⁄₈ cup granulated sugar, to taste
¹⁄₂ 1/2 cup low-fat sour cream (about 3 large ordinary soup spoons) or 1/2 cup regular sour cream, approximately (about 3 large ordinary soup spoons)
fresh mint leaves, garnish (optional)

directions

Puree watermelon chunks in blender until smooth.
Add vanilla, sugar, and using an ordinary flatware soup spoon, add 3 dollops of sour cream (about 1/2 cup total), blending well.
Taste and add a little more sugar if needed- if you added too much sour cream, you may need a little more watermelon.
Chill overnight and serve garnished with a couple of mint leaves atop each bowl.

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Reviews

Well, I for one liked it, but my family thought it was a little strange. The kids had some but hubby wouldn't eat it...his loss!

nmjunko
Yummy! Yummy! Yummy! This was soooo good! I was a little tentative at first, but I am totally won over to this recipe. I will be eating this a lot in summer as it is so light and refreshing and very easy to make. I used a very low fat natural yoghurt, which tastes a lot like sour cream to me, rather than the sour cream. Made the recipe even healthier!

dale7793
Sorry, but this did not register very good w/my taster. I've put it in the freezer to see if making an icie out of it will make it better....nope, not much

Thellie