Name: Cool Lentil Soup with Melon
Ingredients: 4 tb Olive oil; 2 lg Spanish onions; chopped 1/4" dice; 4 Garlic cloves; peeled, sliced; 2 ts Ground cumin; 1/2 ts Saffron; 2 Celery stalks; thinly sliced; 1/2 Ripe cantaloupe; seeded, peeled,; And chopped into 1/2" dice; 3/4 lb Lentils; 8 c Water; Salt; to taste; Freshly-ground black pepper; to taste; === GARNISH ===; 1/2 Ripe cantaloupe; seeded, peeled,; And chopped into 1/2" dice; 2 tb Chopped cilantro

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains	Spanish	Med01	6	servings

INGREDIENTS

4	tb	Olive oil
2	lg	Spanish onions; chopped 1/4" dice
4		Garlic cloves; peeled, sliced
2	ts	Ground cumin
1/2	ts	Saffron
2		Celery stalks; thinly sliced
1/2		Ripe cantaloupe; seeded, peeled,
		And chopped into 1/2" dice
3/4	lb	Lentils
8	c	Water
		Salt; to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper; to taste
		=== GARNISH ===
1/2		Ripe cantaloupe; seeded, peeled,
		And chopped into 1/2" dice
2	tb	Chopped cilantro

INSTRUCTIONS

In a 4-quart saucepan, heat olive oil until smoking. Add onions,
garlic, cumin, saffron and celery and cook until soft and golden
brown, about 10 to 12 minutes. Add melon, lentils and water and bring
to a boil. Boil 10 minutes, lower heat and simmer until lentils are
very tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Allow to cool. Place in blender and
puree until smooth. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper and chill.
Check for seasoning right before serving. Pour into deep bowls and
garnish with melon and cilantro. This recipe yields 6 servings.
Recipe Source: MEDITERRANEAN MARIO with Mario Batali From the TV FOOD
NETWORK - (Show # ME-1B08 broadcast 06-03-1998) Downloaded from their
Web-Site - http://www.foodtv.com
Formatted for MasterCook by Joe Comiskey, aka MR MAD -
jpmd44a@prodigy.com -or- MAD-SQUAD@prodigy.net
06-08-1998
Recipe by: Mario Batali
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