Cantaloupe Melba

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups fresh raspberries (or unsweetened frozen raspberries, defrosted)
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons orange-flavored liqueur (or raspberry-flavored brandy) (optional)
• 2 cantaloupe
• 3 cups raspberry sherbet

Recipe

• 1 in a blender or food processor, whirl raspberries until pureed.
• 2 pour through a sieve to remove seeds.
• 3 stir sugar and liqueur (if used) into puree and mix well; cover and chill.
• 4 halve cantaloupes and remove seeds; peel and cut into thin slices.
• 5 line each of 8 small dessert bowls or goblets with 3 or 4 melon slices.
• 6 top melon with a scoop of sherbet and pour 2 tablespoons chilled raspberry sauce over sherbet.
• 7 raspberry sherbet in goblets lined with sliced cantaloupe and topped with melba sauce would make a memorable finale for a menu featuring an egg and cheese dish.