This recipe for cold melon soup with ham is a starter with a lot of flavor. A great dish for summer, very fresh and rich. This cold soup is very good and with the crispy touch of the ham the contrast is surprising.
To prepare this soup, you can use a slightly ripe melon, so the sweetness of the melon with the salty ham will give the soup a more special touch. As it contains a lot of water and few calories, the melon is a perfect fruit to prepare refreshing dishes during the summer.
Ingredients to make cold melon soup with ham:
- 1 melon of 1 kilo
- 4 tablespoons of liquid cream
- 4 slices of Serrano ham
- 1 splash of olive oil
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 pinch of pepper
- 2 tablespoons white vermouth (optional)
How to make cold melon soup with ham:
- Peel the melon, remove the rind and remove all the pulp from the melon. Remove the seeds and cut it into pieces.
- Put the melon pieces in a mixing glass.
- Add a splash of cream, salt and pepper.
- If you like, put a few tablespoons of white vermouth or another liquor that you prefer, Pedro Jimenez also works well. Crush the entire mixture well and put it in the fridge so that it is very cold at the time of serving.
- Put the ham pieces in the microwave so they are crispy. To do this, put the slices of ham between two sheets of paper and put them in the microwave at a power of 600 W for 1 minute and a half. If not yet, reheat until crispy.
- Chop some of the ham into small pieces, leaving a few whole pieces to garnish your homemade melon soup. You can also add the natural ham without it being crispy, you will see that the flavor will be stronger and saltier.
- When we are going to serve the melon and ham soup, it must be very cold. You can leave it in the freezer for 15 minutes and pour it into the bowl where you will serve it. Taste if salt is needed or a little whiter vermouth. Add the pieces of chopped ham, a splash of olive oil and a little black pepper. Add a piece of crispy ham to each plate.
