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Chilled Beet-Cantaloupe Soup ala Nita




Source of Recipe


Nita


Recipe Link: http://www.cdkitchen.com/rfr/ http://recipes.alastra.com/

List of Ingredients




2 lbs. beets or. equivalent canned cut beets
Oil
1 medium Vidalia or sweet type onion, peeled, chopped
2 cloves fresh garlic, crushed, peeled, minced
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup sweetner or maple syrup
1 cantaloupe, seeded
Juice and zest of 2 fresh lemons
1 cup Fresh Orange Juice

Recipe



Cook and peel beets or use canned beets. Cut into quarters and set aside.
Cook onion in 1 Tbsp. oil until somewhat translucent. Add garlic
for last minute. Do NOT brown garlic or it will be bitter. Puree onions
and beets in food processor. Seed cantaloupe and scoop it out and puree it
with the beets and enough syrup or sweetner to your taste. Season with lemon
juice and salt. Add orange juice and
chill. (Ice cubes will chill quickly -- substitute them for the water)