On Saturday we had our dear friends Josh and Rachel over for one of our regular little dinner parties. It wasn’t anything fancy due to the fact we spent a good part of the week in the hospital but it was a nice little outdoor grilling time. There is just nothing that perks us up like Josh and Rachel. Seeing the fact that Isaac has a restricted diet after the hospital I had to plan the menu accordingly.

    •    Grilled salmon with a pinch of salt and a lot of lime juice

    •    Fruit Bisque Soup

    •    Corn on the cob

    •    Cheese and broccoli rice that Rachel brought

    •    Sweet tea

The meal was yummy and the soup was a smash hit. So here’s my recipe.

 

    •    2 small cantaloupes

    •    2 mangos

    •    1 package fresh strawberries

    •    1 cup pineapple -fresh is best but canned is fine too

    •    Fresh mint

    •    Sour cream

    •    4 c. water

    •    1/2 c. sugar

    •    1 1/2 TBS minced garlic

    •    Lemon

    •    Lime

    •    Orange

Slice cantaloupes in half long ways to make 4 bowls (get as fancy as you want). Remove meat and chop into chunks, leaving the bowls aside to use later. Chop all fruit. In lrg pot add 1 1/2 Tbs. minced ginger (this is where the magic happens) cook about 2 minutes, stirring often. Add fruit and a little bit of lemon, lime and orange zest.  Cook another couple minutes on about med high heat. Add 4 c. water and 1/2 c. sugar, juice from half of the lime, lemon and orange and  bring to a simmer. Remove from heat and LET COOL. Cooling is important or you will have a blender explosion like I usually do. I am always impatient and always have a mess to clean up. Once your fruit soup has cooled add in batches to your blender and blend till smooth. Pour pureed soup into a large bowl and add remaining fruit. Chill until nice and cold. When you’re ready to serve pour into cantaloupe bowls, add a dollop of daisy (sour cream), a sprig of mint and I always and a strawberry top for flair. Serve nice and cold.

 

NOTE: The sour cream sounds weird but is crazy tasty so make sure and don’t skimp! You can also use any fruit you want.
 Today I am pouring the leftovers into popsicle molds and having super tasty, super healthy popsicles for us all.