Friday, July 15, 2011

FFwD - Cold Melon-Berry Soup



Not for the first time, I was hesitant about this week's French Friday with Dorie dish.  Cold fruit soup?  Even in summer, I'd never order this at a restaurant.

Basically, this dish is rockmelon pureed with grated ginger and salt, and topped with rockmelon balls and strawberry - I skipped the mint.
I found the combination of ginger and rockmelon rather strange, and this just wasn't my thing.

Go visit the LYL section of the FFwD website to see what others thought of this recipe.
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14 comments:

  1. Cher RockwellJuly 15, 2011 at 10:02 AM

    I think that's the first time I have heard it called a "rockmelon" - cool name.
    I had to work through this one a couple of times - who knew that pureed fruit could be so "not simple"?

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  2. ElinJuly 15, 2011 at 1:16 PM

    Your cold melon berry soup looks great. I gave this a miss this friday coz I could not get the cold melon :( Have a great day:)
    Elin

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  3. cocoa and coconut July 15, 2011 at 1:22 PM

    Shame you didn't enjoy it, because it looks pretty enough!

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  4. JenniferJuly 15, 2011 at 8:41 PM

    Sorry that this wasn't your thing-but your melon soup looks inviting in that martini glass!

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  5. AnonymousJuly 15, 2011 at 10:02 PM

    As always, it looks lovely! Too bad you didn't enjoy it.

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  6. Lauren HairstonJuly 15, 2011 at 11:30 PM

    I've had a cold strawberry soup (in Eureka Springs, AR) that was very good, but being no fan of most melons, I don't think this would appeal to me, either! I was halfway tempted because it's so pretty, though.

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  7. AnonymousJuly 16, 2011 at 12:19 PM

    I like how you served your soup in a martini glass as well! Sorry this wasn't up your alley. It looks great, though!

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  8. Lorraine @ Not Quite NigellaJuly 16, 2011 at 4:37 PM

    I don't think I've had many cold fruit soups. I don't know if they would my kind of thing either! :P

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  9. ElaineJuly 18, 2011 at 1:01 PM

    It looks so festive in a martini glass! I skipped the ginger in mine because half of us like ginger and the other half don't care for it at our house.

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  10. Jules SomeoneJuly 18, 2011 at 1:11 PM

    Lovely! Drop me an e-mail please. You're an August host! iahawk89 at comcast dot net.

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  11. The Caked CrusaderJuly 18, 2011 at 5:36 PM

    Shame the flavours didn't excite you as it looks so elegant in that glass.

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  12. KayteJuly 19, 2011 at 8:11 AM

    So beautiful!

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  13. Dressed and EatenJuly 20, 2011 at 11:57 AM

    Never had pureed rockmelon. Interesting dessert. Looks great, pity about the taste.

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  14. Diane ZwangJuly 29, 2017 at 5:25 AM

    Me and my family would agree with you on this melon soup. The ginger just did not go with the melon. Cold soup was refreshing in the summer heat though.

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