Tequila Spiked Watermelon Soup |
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Prep Time: 40 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 40 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Ingredients:
1 cup sugar |
1/2 cup tequila |
3/4 cup water |
1/4 cup triple sec |
1 cup heavy cream |
2 tablespoons watermelon juice |
2 tablespoons triple sec |
3 cups watermelon, seeded and diced |
2 1/2 cups melon puree (approximately 3 cups watermelons, seeded, diced, pureed, and strained until smooth) |
1 1/2 cups tequila syrup |
1/4 cup tequila |
1/4 cup melon juice |
2 limes, juiced |
4 tablespoons melon (red and yellow), diced, for garnish |
1 tablespoon triple sec |
zest of 1 lime blanched in tequila syrup |
Directions:
1. Make tequila syrup: Combine all syrup ingredients. Place on medium heat until sugar dissolves. Chill until cold.
2. Make triple sec whipped cream garnish: Combine whipped cream ingredients and beat to stiff peaks. Pipe rosettes on waxed paper-lined pan. Freeze.
3. Make soup: In a food processor place 3 cups of watermelon. Pour out excess juice and reserve. Puree watermelon until smooth. In a bowl combine the melon puree, the reserved juice, 1 1/2 cups tequila syrup, 1/4 cup tequila, juice of two limes and chill. In another small bowl combine 4 tablespoons diced melons for garnish, 1 tablespoon triple sec, and lime zest and chill. To serve, place whipped cream garnish in the bottom of a Kosher salt-rimmed bowl or glass. Pour 6 ounces of soup into the bowl or glass. Garnish with 1 tablespoon of the diced melons and sprinkle with salt.
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