Melon & Proscuitto Soup

Ingredients

• 1 ripe cantaloupe
• 1 orange, juice of
• 1/4 lemon, juice of
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground peppercorns
• sugar to taste
• 4 slices thinly sliced proscuitto
• mint for garnish

Method

• 1. Wash the melon well on the outside before peeling.
• 2. Peel the melon and place it in a food processor or blender.
• 3. Add orange and lemon juices, salt, pepper and sugar to taste and blend until smooth.
• 4. Stir in one quarter of the proscuitto.
• 5. Pour soup into pretty bowls and garnish with the remaining proscuitto, pepper and a sprig of mint.

Notes

• SERVINGS: 4
• SOURCE: Adapted from Antonio Carluccio