Hacienda del Sol Arizona Summer Melon Champagne
Soup with Ginger, Honey and Lime Crema

Ingredients

Soup

• 1 small ripe honeydew melon, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 ripe cantaloupe melon, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1/2 tablespoon orange flower honey
• Juice of 1 1/2 limes
• Juice from 1 tablespoon grated ginger
• 1/2 cup sour cream or plain yogurt
• 1 cup dry champagne
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• Mint sprigs for garnish

Won Ton Frizzles

• Won ton skins, sliced thin and fried or baked until crisp
• 1 tablespoon powdered sugar for dusting

Instructions

1. In a mixing bowl, combine yogurt, 1/2 tablespoon honey and juice of 1/2 lime. Whisk together and refrigerate until needed.
2. Peel, seed and dice one small honeydew melon and place in the blender. Season with salt and the juice from 1/2 lime. (If the melon is not ripe enough, sweeten with a small amount of honey.) Pulse process the melon mixture until somewhat smooth. Continue to process using the puree setting for 1 minute or until the melon is very smooth. Transfer the melon soup to a Tupperware bowl and refrigerate until use.
3. Repeat the same process with the cantaloupe and store separately.
4. Chill the soup mixture for at least 2 hours prior to serving.
5. Place four soup bowls in the freezer for 1 hour prior to serving.
6. Place fried won ton strips on a plate and dust with the powdered sugar.
7. Whisk 1/2 cup dry Champagne into each of the soups.
8. Ladle 4 ounces of the soup simultaneously into the frozen soup bowls.
9. Spoon a small amount of the Honey and Lime Crema over the soup just off center.
10. Mound a small amount of the Won Ton Frizzles in the center and finish the garnish with a mint sprig.
11. Serve very cold.

Attribution

Hacienda del Sol, Tucson, Arizona