Double Melon Soup Recipe

Serves 6

Ingredients:

  • 1 small cantaloupe, peeled, seeded and chopped
  • 2 tbsp orange juice
  • 1 tsp orange rind, grated
  • 2 tbsp sweet sherry
  • 1/2 honeydew melon, peeled, seeded and chopped
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 3 tbsp mint, chopped
  • Mint sprigs, to garnish


  • Instructions:

    1. Puree the cantaloupe with the orange juice, orange rind and the sherry.
    2. Cover and chill for at least 3 hours.
    3. Puree the honeydew melon with the lemon juice and mint.
    4. Cover and chill for at least 3 hours.
    5. Pour equal amounts of each melon mixture into chilled serving bowls for a pretty half orange, half green effect.
    6. Garnish with mint sprigs and serve chilled.