Melissa's Corporate Chefs

Chilled Charentais Melon Soup with Fruit Salsa

Name: Chilled Charentais Melon Soup with Fruit Salsa
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 bottle champagne; 2 vanilla beans, split; 2 canelas (cinnamon sticks); 1 cup honey; 2 teaspoons lavender; 2 medium Charentais melons, peeled and seeded; 2 tablespoons low fat plain yogurt; 2 South African Baby Pineapples, peeled and small dice; 1 Strawberry Papaya, peeled, seeded and small diced; 1 Honeydew Melon, peeled, seeded and small diced

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Servings

4 - 6 servings

Prep Time

40 minutes

Cook Time

20 minutes

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Melissa's Corporate Chefs

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Ingredients

1 bottle champagne
2 vanilla beans, split
2 canelas (cinnamon sticks)
1 cup honey
2 teaspoons lavender
2 medium Charentais melons, peeled and seeded
2 tablespoons low fat plain yogurt
2 South African Baby Pineapples, peeled and small dice
1 Strawberry Papaya, peeled, seeded and small diced
1 Honeydew Melon, peeled, seeded and small diced

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Directions

In a medium sauce pan place the first 5 ingredients, bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer for 15 minutes.
Strain through a strainer and chill in an ice bath. Reserve.
In a bar blender, place peeled charentais melons, 1/2 cup champagne syrup and yogurt, blend until smooth.
Strain through a fine mesh china strainer. Place in refrigerator before serving.
Mix pineapple, papaya and sprite melon together, add 1/2 cup of champagne syrup and let marinate for 15-20 minutes.

To Serve

In a champagne glass pour charentais melon soup leaving about 1/2 inch from the top of the glass, next add 1 tablespoon of pineapple salsa.

To Garnish

Add toasted coconut and lavender top, served chilled.

Chilled Charentais Melon Soup with Fruit Salsa