Chilled Cantaloupe Soup With Lemon And Ginger - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon fresh gingerroot, finely grated
1 tablespoon lemon peel, finely grated
6 -7 cups ripe cantaloupe, coarsely chopped
1 1/2 - 2 cups milk
8 sprigs of fresh mint
1 cup cantaloupe, finely diced

Preparation

Place butter, honey, ginger root and lemon peel in small bowl. Microwave 45 seconds until butter melts. Stir to blend.
Transfer mixture into blender. Add melon chunks and puree until smooth. Stir in milk. Transfer to bowl, cover and chill 4 hours.
Garnish with mint sprig diced melon.