CANTALOUPE CURLS WITH SPICED WINE

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An old-school ice cream scoop turns out beautiful curls of melon; the pink peppercorn and bay-infused wine syrup keeps things interesting.

Provided by Lillian Chou

Categories     Fruit     Dessert     No-Cook     Quick & Easy     Cantaloupe     Red Wine     Summer     Vegan     Gourmet     Fat Free     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Dairy Free     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup dry red wine
2 tablespoons sugar
1 Turkish or 1/2 California bay leaf
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
1 teaspoon pink peppercorns (optional), crushed
2 ripe cantaloupes, chilled

Steps:

  • Simmer all ingredients except cantaloupes in a 1-quart heavy saucepan until reduced to about 1/4 cup, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat and cool in saucepan set in a bowl of ice and cold water. Discard bay leaf.
  • Halve each cantaloupe and discard seeds. Scoop out curls from melon halves with an ice cream scoop (not one with a lever), then divide curls among 4 bowls along with any juices. Just before serving, drizzle each serving with about 1 tablespoon cooled spiced wine.

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