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Melon and Sparkling Wine Soup with Mint Cream and Mango Puree - Serves 4 -
Enjoy with Wente Brut Reserve Champenois
1 large ripe melon such as honeydew, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1-inch dice
1 mango, peeled and pitted
1 cup Wente Champenois
Sugar and water syrup (optional)
Mint Cream
1/4 cup fresh mint leaves
1/4 cup creme fraiche or sour cream
1 teaspoon lime juice
1 teaspoon water
Place the melon in a food processor and process until smooth. Strain out any
large pieces. Place in a bowl. Process the mango separately until smooth, and
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Chill the melon
and mango purees. Add sugar syrup if fruit is not ripe enough, to taste.
To prepare the Mint Cream: Boil a couple of cups of water and add the mint
leaves, reserving several for garnish, for about 10 seconds. Remove the mint
quickly and dry. Puree with the creme fraiche, lime juice, and water in a
blender.
Just before serving, add the Champenois to the melon puree. Divide the melon
puree among 4 bowls. With a spoon, drizzle the mango puree in one direction on
top of the melon puree. Drizzle with mint cream in the other direction. Cut the
reserved mint leaves into very thin strips and sprinkle on top.
Serve
immediately.
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