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Melon Balls with Moscato

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 6

Ingredients

2 honeydew melons (6 pounds each), halved and seeded
2 tablespoons small tarragon leaves
1 1/2 cups chilled Moscato or other sweet sparkling wine

Preparation

  1. With a melon baller, scoop out enough melon to measure 6 cups. Divide the melon among 6 dessert bowls. Sprinkle with tarragon, and pour 1/4 cup Moscato over each serving. Serve immediately.

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Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group. Buy the full book from Amazon.
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