Cantaloupe Sorbet

By beltranm

Ingredients

• one 2-pound ripe cantaloupe
• 1/2 cup sugar
• pinch of salt
• 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lime juice, plus more to taste
• 2 tablespoons dry or sweet white wine of Champagne (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

Peel the rind from the melon, removing any traces of green. Split in half and scrape out the seeds.

Cut the melon to 1 inch pieces. Puree in a blender with the sugar, salt and lime juice until smooth. Taste, and add additional lime juice if desired and the wine, if using.

Chill mixture thoroughly, then freeze it in ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions.