Chilled Cucumber Melon Soup

Name: Chilled Cucumber Melon Soup
Ingredients: 1 medium cucumber, peeled and cut into chunks – deseed if seeds are large ( 2 cups); 1/2 medium cantaloupe (about 1 lb or 4 cups), seeded, peeled, and cut into large chunks; ½ cup buttermilk or yogurt ( optional- leave out if vegan, or replace with vegan yogurt); ½ cup fresh mint; ½ cup fresh cilantro, roughly chopped, stems and all; ¼ – ½ fresh jalapeño pepper (start with a little, add more to taste); 2 scallions, chopped; 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, diced; 1-2 limes, juiced ( start with one, add more to taste); ¼ teaspoon salt

"Chilled Cucumber Melon Soup - an easy, healthy summer soup that can be served as an appetizer or light meal. Refreshing and delicious! Once you realize this floating life is the perfect mirage of change, it's breathtaking - this wild joy at wandering boundless and free. ~Han Shan This chilled Cucumber Melon Soup was created by my friend Tonia and is a lovely refreshing treat on these beautiful hot summer days. Melons are in their prime sweetness and farm fresh cucumbers are abundant. So simple and quick to ..."

INGREDIENTS

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1 medium cucumber, peeled and cut into chunks – deseed if seeds are large ( 2 cups)

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1/2 medium cantaloupe (about 1 lb or 4 cups), seeded, peeled, and cut into large chunks

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½ cup buttermilk or yogurt ( optional- leave out if vegan, or replace with vegan yogurt)

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½ cup fresh mint

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½ cup fresh cilantro, roughly chopped, stems and all

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¼ – ½ fresh jalapeño pepper (start with a little, add more to taste)

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2 scallions, chopped

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1 teaspoon fresh ginger, diced

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1-2 limes, juiced ( start with one, add more to taste)

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¼ teaspoon salt

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