Chilled Cantaloupe Orange Soup

The melon colored floribunda roses that are blooming like crazy in the garden got me thinking about a cantaloupe dish so here we go ...

Cantaloupe have just come into season, so they are not overly sweet yet but blitzed with some freshly squeezed orangeade and chilled they make a refreshing soup for a light dinner.  They are pretty coordinated in color with the floribunda arrangement don't you think? :-)




Ingredients:
For 2
- Half a cantaloupe  peeled, seeded, and cut into large chunks (about  one and one half cups)
- Juice of two oranges (approximately 1/2 of a cup)
- 1/4 cup sugar (lessen if you use ripe cantaloupe)
- 1/2 cup water
- rosemary sprigs for garnish (optional)

Preparation:
1. In a small saucepan, bring the water and sugar to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sugar dissolves. Remove from the heat. Let cool completely.
2. Press and strain the orange juice into the cool syrup.
3. Puree the cantaloupe chunk and add in the orange syrup.
4. Chill for at least one hour. Serve in chilled soup bowl, top with a sprig of rosemary or some mint leaves.