- 1 lime
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 1/2 cup packed fresh mint leaves
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 cantaloupe (about 2 1/2 pounds)
- 3/4 cup chilled sweet Gewürztraminer (see note, above)
- Garnish: fresh mint leaves
- With a vegetable peeler remove zest from lime in strips. In a saucepan simmer water, zest, mint, and sugar, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes. Remove pan from heat and let mixture stand 15 minutes. Pour mixture through a sieve into a bowl, pressing hard on solids, and discard solids. Cool syrup to room temperature.
- Halve and seed cantaloupe. Working in 2 batches, scoop flesh into a blender and purée with syrup until smooth, transferring to a large bowl as pur ed. Stir in wine. Chill soup, covered, until cold, at least 2 hours, and up to 1 day. Skim any foam from top. Serve soup garnished with mint.