CHILLED EXOTIC FRUIT SOUP
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Course : Soups
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 1
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/2         large  papaya -- seeded, peeled, and
                        chopped -- (about 1 1/2cups)
  1              liter  1/2 cups chopped peeled fresh pineapple
  1 1/2           cups  chopped cantaloupe flesh
     1/4           cup  finely chopped peeled fresh
                        gingerroot
  3        tablespoons  sugar -- or to taste
  3               cups  unsweetened pineapple or apple -- up to 4
                        juice
                        fresh lime juice to taste
                        Garnish: fresh mint sprigs
 

Preparation:

In a saucepan combine fruits, gingerroot, sugar, and 3 cups pineapple or apple juice and simmer, covered, 20 to 30 minutes, or until fruits are tender. Cool mixture, uncovered, and in a blender puree in batches. Season soup with lime juice and if necessary thin to desired consistency with remaining 1 cup pineapple or apple juice. Chill soup, covered, at least 2 hours, or until cold, and up to 2 days. Serve soup garnished with mint sprigs. Makes about 6 cups. Because coconuts can be difficult nuts to crack, we include in the following recipe an easy method that involves baking the coconut briefly: this does not alter the coconut's flavor appreciably. If the coconut doesn't crack while in the oven, it will when force is applied. In coconut-consuming countres no one would even think of baking a coconut before opening it, but of course the pros there make cracking it look sim

 

Nutritional Information:

204 Calories (kcal); trace Total Fat; (0% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 52g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 5mg Sodium