Wouldn't you know, I'm not the biggest fan of cantaloupe in its purest form. Cantaloupe margarita? Sure! Pass the pitcher! Blended into a grocery store fruit salad? Sure! I can handle that. On it's own in a bowl right in front of me? No thanks. I don't know what it is, but even when my mom tried to get me to eat it as a little kid, it was the one food I picked at and refused to eat. I think it's a texture thing. Maybe?
Regardless, I got a big ol' cantaloupe in my CSA box a few weeks back and had a boy from coming over for dinner. I had two issues at hand. One, I had to use said cantaloupe. Two, I had to make a dessert to impress said boy. After flipping though a cookbook or two, I landed on Sir Lebovitz's cantaloupe sorbet.
You know what? I loved it. And I loved it just as much when I finished it off a few days ago. My friend Matt loved it when he came over to drink wine. Moral of the story, even people who who don't like cantaloupe will love this sorbet.
What I love most if that the sorbet still retains all of the cantaloupe flavor, isn't overly sweet and the lime perfectly sets off the flavor. So if you get a CSA full of melons, look no further!
