Chilled Watermelon Blackberry Soup

Name: Chilled Watermelon Blackberry Soup
Ingredients: 6 cups watermelon, diced and seeded; 1 -2 teaspoon lemon juice or 1 -2 teaspoon lime juice; 1 pinch salt; 2 cups blackberries; 1 tablespoon honey (optional); 1 -2 teaspoon rose water or 1 -2 teaspoon orange flower water; 1 lb red watermelon; 1 lb yellow watermelon; 1/4 cup pomegranate seeds; mint sprig, for garnish

10 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

6 cups watermelon, diced and seeded
1 -2 teaspoon lemon juice or 1 -2 teaspoon lime juice
1 pinch salt
2 cups blackberries
1 tablespoon honey (optional)
1 -2 teaspoon rose water or 1 -2 teaspoon orange flower water
1 lb red watermelon
1 lb yellow watermelon
1/4 cup pomegranate seeds
mint sprig, for garnish

Directions

1

Puree the diced watermelon, add lemon juice and salt, cover, and refrigerate for one hour.
2

Stir together blackberries, sugar, and a few drops of rosewater. Cover and refrigerate for one hour.
3

Seed the red and yellow watermelon and cut into bite-size pieces.
4

Add rosewater to the cold watermelon puree, to taste. Ladle the juice into the soup bowls, then add the melon pieces, berries, and pomegranate seeds.
5

Garnish with the mint and serve.