Chef's Menu - Chilled Cantaloupe Soup

yogurt

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt adds protein and creaminess while reducing calories.

honey

🥗Healthier: agave syrup

💰Cheaper: sugar

Agave syrup is a lower-glycemic sweetener.

Start by making the lime granita: add about half the water to a bowl with sugar and whisk gently to dissolve.

Add the remaining water to the sugar mixture.

Pour the mixture into a shallow pan to accelerate the freezing process.

After three hours, stir the granita every 30 minutes to mix it.

For the cantaloupe soup, take sugar and add it to a sauce pot.

Puree the cantaloupe and add it to the sugar in the sauce pot.

Make a cornstarch slurry with a little sparkling water and add it to the mixture.

Add the remainder of the sparkling water to the cantaloupe mixture.

Let the soup sit at room temperature for 30 to 45 minutes to cool down before refrigerating it to chill.

Serve the soup in a chilled bowl with a scoop of lime granita in the center and garnish with melon balls and fresh mint.

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