Melon with cardamon yogurt sauce

4 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1cupNon-fat yogurt
¼teaspoonGround cardamon
3tablespoonsBrown sugar
2tablespoons(to 3 tbs) lime juice
4cups(to 5 cups) melon balls (cantaloupe, honeydew and/or watermelon)
½bunchLemon verbena or mint (1/3 cup leaves) cut into thin slivers plus
4Lemon verbena or mint sprigs for garnish

Directions

Combine the yogurt, cardamon, brown sugar, and lime juice in a large bowl and whisk to mix. Gently stir in the melon balls and slivered lemon verbena. Taste the dressing, adding cardamon and sugar to taste. Garnish with lemon verbena sprigs and serve at once.

High-Flavor, Low-Fat Cooking by Steven Raichlen ISBN 0-1402-4123-X pg 202 Submitted By DIANE LAZARUS On 10-26-95