Cantaloupe Soup - The Local Palate

Ingredients

• 2 large cantaloupes, peeled, seeded and sliced into 6 pieces
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1-1 ½ cups heavy cream, room temperature
• 1 (10 ounce) can ginger ale, room temperature
• ¼ cup sugar, may substitute honey
• 2 limes, juiced
• 1 teaspoon Moroccan curry spice (ras el hanout, available at most international grocery stores)
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne
• 2 tablespoons ginger, chopped
• Cilantro, for garnish
• Ginger, for garnish
• Pomegranate molasses to garnish (available at most international grocery stores)
• 8 ounces plain yogurt
• 4 ounces candied ginger
• 1 cup water
• ½ cup sugar