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🍽️ Refreshing Melon Cold Soup with Shrimp Skewers

122 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 4 Shrimp (kitchen-ready)
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• salt
• pepper (from the mill)
• 250 g honeydew melon flesh
• 400 g watermelon flesh
• 8 leaves Thai basil
• 1 fresh garlic clove
• 2 cm fresh ginger
• 2 handfuls ice cubes
• 200 ml vegetable broth
• chili flakes
• 1 tbsp lime juice

Instructions

1. 1. Rinse the shrimp under cold water and pat them dry with a kitchen towel.
2. 2. Heat one tablespoon of oil in a frying pan.
3. 3. Fry the shrimp in it for one to two minutes until golden brown.
4. 4. Season the shrimp with salt and pepper.
5. 5. Remove the pan from the heat and set the shrimp aside.
6. 6. Cut out four small balls from the melon flesh.
7. 7. Thread the melon balls, fresh Thai basil leaves, and the fried shrimp alternately onto wooden skewers.
8. 8. Cut the remaining melon into coarse chunks.
9. 9. Peel one clove of garlic and a piece of ginger.
10. 10. Put the melon chunks, the garlic clove, the ginger, ice cubes, the broth, the remaining oil, salt, chili, and lime juice into a blender.
11. 11. Blend the ingredients until smooth.
12. 12. Add a little water if necessary to achieve the desired consistency.
13. 13. Season the soup with salt and chili to taste.
14. 14. Fill the cold soup into glasses.
15. 15. Sprinkle some fresh pepper over it.
16. 16. Garnish the glasses with the prepared skewers and serve the soup.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 122
• Protein: 3 g · Fett/Fat: 6 g · Carbs: 15 g