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Fresh Watermelon Salad with Ginger Mint Simple Syrup

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Fresh Watermelon Salad with Ginger Mint Simple Syrup

$1.00

With hot summer days come the desire for cool refreshing desserts that are light, sweet and utterly delicious. Perfectly sweet watermelon tossed with a mint and ginger simple syrup is one way to take ordinary to extraordinary! Plus, it’s a great impromptu dessert when unexpected guests or sweet-tooth’s come knocking!

Yield: 4 – 6 servings

Oven: N/A

Preparation time: 10 minutes + 20 minutes steeping

Cook Time: 5 minutes

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1/2 cup water

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1 tablespoon chopped fresh ginger

1/4 cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves

1 whole seedless watermelon (approximately 3 1/2 pounds), peeled, cut into 2-inch cubes

2 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh mint

Method:

1.   In a small pot over medium heat, add water, sugar, ginger, and mint. Cook while whisking until sugar has dissolved, approximately 3 – 5 minutes. Remove from heat and allow ginger and mint to steep for 20 minutes. Using a fine mesh strainer, strain mixture discarding ginger and mint reserving simple syrup.

2.   In a medium size serving bowl, toss watermelon cubes with a portion of the simple syrup. Drizzle the remaining syrup to cover and finish with sliced mint to garnish. 

3.   Best served either room temperature or cold.

 

Kitchen Note: If time allows, let the watermelon “marinate” in the simple syrup for a few hours before serving tossing again right before serving.