Cantaloupe Red Wine Surprise

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups light red wine, preferably pinot noir
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 cantaloupe, halved and seeds removed
• 1/2 lemon
• 1 tablespoon chopped basil leaves

Recipe

• 1 warm wine in a shallow saucepan over low heat; it should be steaming but not simmering. dissolve sugar in wine; remove from heat. pour into medium glass bowl and allow to completely cool.
• 2 using a melon baller, scoop out balls of cantaloupe and add to the wine mixture. thinly slice the outer peel from half a lemon into 4 strips; add to bowl. add chopped basil. stir gently.
• 3 cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes.
• 4 divide between 4 wine glasses and serve chilled.
• 5 note: the cantaloupe is meant to be eaten, not drunk, although you can feel free to drink up the rest of the wine afterwards! i just thought i should clarify.