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Orange Cantaloupe Soup

A chilled soup made from cantaloupe puree, orange juice concentrate, and spices, thickened with cornstarch.

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Why it works: Orange and cinnamon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,437 recipes. Both carry guaiacol, which smells smoky, sweet. The science ↓

Orange Cantaloupe Soup

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the melon

  1. Cut cantaloupe in half, remove seeds. Using a melon-ball scoop, scoop balls from one half; set aside. Scrape out remaining pulp; reserve.

  2. Peel remaining half; cut into chunks.

  3. Place cantaloupe chunks and pulp in a container of electric blender; cover; process until smooth. (You should have 1 cup puree.)

Make the soup

  1. Add 1 cup water, orange juice concentrate, salt, cinnamon and mace. Cover. Process 5 seconds. Remove to bowl.

  2. In a small saucepan, combine cornstarch and remaining 1 cup water; stir to dissolve cornstarch. Cook over medium heat until mixture boils and thickens.

  3. Gently stir into cantaloupe mixture.

  4. Add melon balls. Cover. Chill well before serving.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

576Calories
16 gProtein
2 gFat
125 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 7 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Cantaloupe1 cup diced (160g)53
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot in our table0
Macenot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Orange + cinnamontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,437 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  2. Cinnamon + macetop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,611 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyleugenol (clove, spice).

  3. Orange + macetop 20% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together1,043 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Cornstarch
Thickens the soup as it boils, giving it a smooth, body-rich texture.
Orange juice concentrate
Adds concentrated orange flavour and sweetness to the cantaloupe base.
Cantaloupe
Provides the main fruit body, sweetness and aroma of the soup.

The step that matters

Boil the cornstarch mixture fully. Cornstarch only thickens once it reaches a full boil and its starch granules swell. Stopping early leaves a thin, starchy-tasting soup. Stir it in gently so the thickened mixture stays smooth.

Swap the mace

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (orange, cinnamon):

  1. Cardamomfits better
  2. Nutmegfits better
  3. Clovefits better
  4. Macethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against orange, cinnamon. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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