Fruit Minestrone

Ingredients

2 cups tomato juice
2 cups watermelon juice
2 ounces pineapple juice
Juice of two lemons
Juice of three oranges
Honey to sweeten
1/2 cup brunoise melon
1/2 cup bruonise cantaloupe
1/2 cup brunoise mangos
1/2 cup brunoise papaya
1/2 cup brunoise pineapple
1/2 cup brunoise peaches
1/4 cup brunoise carrots, blanched
1/4 cup brunoise celery
1 cup ditalini pasta, cooked al dente
1/2 cup chiffonade of mint

Instructions

In a mixing bowl, whisk the tomato juice, watermelon juice, pineapple juice, lemon juice and orange juice together. Sweeten the liquid with honey. Chill the liquid for 2 hours. In a mixing bowl, toss the remaining ingredients together. Ladle the liquid into a shallow bowl. Garnish the soup with the fruit mixture.

Yield: 4 servings