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Chilled Lemongrass-Tomato Soup

3.8

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Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 6 as a first course

Ingredients

3 stalks fresh lemongrass
6 cups tomato water
1 1/2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin
a 1-inch-thick slice watermelon
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh chives
2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh mint leaves

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Discard 1 or 2 outer leaves of lemongrass and trim root ends. Finely chop enough lemongrass from lower 6 inches of stalks to measure 1/4 cup total.

    Step 2

    In a small saucepan combine lemongrass and 1 cup tomato water and simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes. Pour mixture through a fine sieve into another small saucepan, discarding solids, and stir in gelatin. Heat mixture over low heat, stirring, until gelatin is dissolved. In a large bowl stir gelatin mixture into remaining 5 cups tomato water. Chill tomato-water mixture, covered, at least 8 hours and up to 1 day. Discard rind and seeds from watermelon and finely chop enough fruit to measure 3/4 cup.

    Step 3

    Divide soup among 6 bowls and just before serving add watermelon, chives, and mint.

TagsCold SoupSoupSoup/StewLemongrassHerbs & SpicesTomatoVegetableWatermelonMelonFruitChiveMintStarterDinnerDairy FreeNut FreeSimmerGourmet
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