Cantaloupe Soup With Crispy Ham and Basil
Cantaloupe Soup With Crispy Ham and Basil might be a good recipe to expand your hor d'oeuvre recipe box. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains roughly 3g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 132 calories. For 86 cents per serving, this recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 1 person has tried and liked this recipe. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Autumn. A mixture of salt and pepper, ham, grapeseed oil, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and whole 30 diet. It is brought to you by Foodista. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 67%. This score is solid. Cool Cantaloupe Soup With Basil Cream, Iced Cantaloupe Soup with Jalapeño and Basil, and Spanish Pea Soup with Crispy Ham are very similar to this recipe.
Diets
Ingredients
several basil leaves
1 small
sized cantaloupe
1
chicken stock
2 tablespoons
grapeseed oil
1 tablespoon
ham
3 slices
salt and pepper
4 servings
onion
1 medium
Cooking in Steps
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1Heat oil over medium heat in stock pot.Cook onions until soft and translucent (but not browned).
onion
stock
cooking oil
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2Add melon and chicken stock and bring to a boil.Reduce heat to low and simmer 10 minutes, until melon falls apart when prodded with a spoon.Season with just a pinch of salt and pepper.
salt and pepper
chicken stock
melon
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3Remove from heat and cool slightly before blending in blender in small batches, or in pot with an immersion blender.
immersion blender
blender
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4Serve warm or chill for several hours to serve cold.Before serving, thinly slice and chop ham into small pieces.Fry over medium high heat until browned and crispy.
ham
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5Remove from heat and pat with paper towel to remove excess oil.Cook basil leaves in the hams drippings until translucent and crisp (do not stir), remove carefully.
fresh basil
cooking oil
paper towels -
6Sprinkle ham bits and basil leaves in center of soup before serving.
fresh basil
ham
