Spicy & Savory Sweet Honeydew Melon |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 1440 Minutes |
Ready In: 1460 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Mummmm, I had this at my neighbors bbq. It was excellent. I begged for the recipe until she gave it up. It's so simple, I'm sharing it with all of you. Hope you will enjoy it as much as we do. Please note cooking time is chilling time. Ingredients:
1/3 cup water |
1/3 cup sugar, white |
1/3 cup basil, stems seperated, leaves torn seperated |
1 tablespoon red chili, finely chopped |
1 tablespoon lemon zest |
4 cups honeydew melon, chopped 1-inch pieces |
1/2 teaspoon salt, sea |
1/4 teaspoon white pepper (optional) |
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil |
Directions:
1. In a small pot boil water and sugar, once boiling, add the basil stems, chili and lemon zest and remove from heat.
2. All the syrup to cool to room temperature.
3. Then you can refrigerate the simple syrup for anywhere 15 minutes or up to 24 hours. The longer it sits the more flavor you will get.
4. Remove the basil stems from the syrup and discard.
5. In a large bowl toss the melon with the chilled syrup.
6. Add the remaining salt, the white pepper if using and the basil leaves, toss gently .
7. Drizzle with olive oil and serve.
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