Recipe - Melone Con Menta

One fourth cup Fresh mint
1 teaspoon Grated lime rind
One fourth cup Sugar
1 cup White wine
One fourth cup Plus
1 tablespoon Fresh lime juice
1 qt Fresh melon balls
Mint sprigs or watercress
for garnish
Powdered sugar

1. With mortar or blender, crush mint leaves with lime rind & sugar.

2. Add wine & One fourth cup lime juice, mixing well. Let stand about 15 minutes.

3. Strain over melon balls & chill about 2 hours.

4. Serve in chilled champagne glasses. Garnish with mint sprigs of
watercress that have first been dipped in lime juice & then in powdered
sugar.

DON LUIGIS

BEULAH RD, TURTLE CREEK, DALLAS

WINE: TIO PEPE

From the Micro Cookbook Collection of Italian Recipes. Downloaded from
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