Chilly Watermelon Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 inch piece gingerroot, finely chopped
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 limes, use one for zest and both for juice
3 cups cubed and seeded watermelon
2 mint leaves, plus
more mint leaf, for garnish, if desired
1/2 cup sparkling wine or 1/2 cup sparkling water

Preparation

In a small nonstick skillet gently saute ginger,brown sugar and lime zest over medium heat for 2 minutes.
Add lime juice and simmer until no liquid remains.
Transfer mixture to a blenderor or food processor and add watermelon,mint leaves and sparkling wine/water.
Puree until smooth; strain with sieve into bowl.
Chill soup for at least 3 hours.