COWBOY FRUIT SALAD

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Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network

Categories dessert

Time 25m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

1/4 cup sugar
1 jalapeno, cut lengthways and seeded
Zest and juice of 1/2 lime
1 cup hulled and halved strawberries
1 cup cubed honeydew melon
1 cup green seedless grapes, halved lengthwise
1 cup red seedless grapes, halved lengthwise
1/4 cup fresh mint leaves, chopped

Steps:

For the spicy syrup: Put the sugar, jalapeno and 1/2 cup water in a pan and bring to a boil, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Reduce the heat and simmer until the liquid has reduced to a thin syrup, about 10 minutes. Remove the jalapeno. Let the syrup cool, then add the lime zest and juice.
For the cowboy fruit salad: Add the strawberries, melon and green and red grapes to a bowl, pour over all of the syrup and toss. Sprinkle over the mint leaves.