4 Serves
45 Mins
11 g
7 g
16 g
Heat the cooking oil in a large stock pot over medium heat. Add the onions and sauté until soft and translucent, ensuring they do not brown.
Ingredients, vitamins, and health benefits
Cooking Oil
Onion
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Vitamin E
2 mg / 15 mgVitamin K
63 µg / 120 µgVitamin B1
0 mg / 1.2 mgVitamin B2
0 mg / 1.3 mgVitamin B3
3 mg / 16 mgVitamin B5
0 mg / 5 mgVitamin B6
0 mg / 1.7 mgVitamin B12
1 µg / 2.4 µgFolate
21 µg / 400 µgCalcium
47 mg / 1,300 mgIron
1 mg / 18 mgMagnesium
26 mg / 420 mgPhosphorus
115 mg / 1,250 mgPotassium
334 mg / 4,700 mgSodium
1161 mg / 2,300 mgZinc
1 mg / 11 mgCopper
0 mg / 0.9 mgManganese
0 mg / 2.3 mgSelenium
12 µg / 55 µgFiber
1 g / 28 gSugar
2 g / 50 gSaturated Fat
5 g / 20 gCholesterol
42 mg / 300 mgCaffeine
0 mgNet Carbs
6 gAlcohol
0 g
Add the prepared melon and chicken stock to the pot. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes until the melon is tender enough to fall apart.
Season the soup with salt and pepper. Remove from heat and allow it to cool slightly before blending until smooth using an immersion blender or a standard blender.
In a separate frying pan, fry the thinly sliced ham over medium-high heat until crispy. Remove the ham and drain on paper towels to remove excess oil.
Add the basil leaves to the remaining ham drippings in the pan and fry briefly until crisp. Carefully remove the leaves and drain.
Serve the soup warm or chilled, garnished with the crispy ham bits and fried basil leaves.
Chicken Stock
Melon
Salt And Pepper
Ham
Basil
Vitamin A
51 µg / 900 µgVitamin C
7 mg / 90 mgVitamin D
0 µg / 20 µgVitamin E
2 mg / 15 mgVitamin K
63 µg / 120 µgVitamin B1
0 mg / 1.2 mgVitamin B2
0 mg / 1.3 mgVitamin B3
3 mg / 16 mgVitamin B5
0 mg / 5 mgVitamin B6
0 mg / 1.7 mgVitamin B12
1 µg / 2.4 µgFolate
21 µg / 400 µgCalcium
47 mg / 1,300 mgIron
1 mg / 18 mgMagnesium
26 mg / 420 mgPhosphorus
115 mg / 1,250 mgPotassium
334 mg / 4,700 mgSodium
Fiber
1 g / 28 gSugar
2 g / 50 gSaturated Fat
5 g / 20 gCholesterol
42 mg / 300 mgCaffeine
0 mgNet Carbs
1
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g
Zinc
1 mg / 11 mgCopper
0 mg / 0.9 mgManganese
0 mg / 2.3 mgSelenium
12 µg / 55 µgAlcohol
0 g