MELON WITH PORT AND MINT

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Categories     Fruit     Herb     Appetizer     Marinate     Low Sodium     Melon     Mint     Port     Summer     Bon Appétit

Yield Serves 10

Number Of Ingredients 6

1/3 cup water
4 tablespoons minced fresh mint
3 tablespoons sugar
1/3 cup tawny or ruby Port
2 to 3 melons (such as honeydew, cantaloupe, crenshaw or casaba), peeled, seeded, sliced
Fresh mint sprigs

Steps:

  • Combine 1/3 cup water, 2 tablespoons minced mint and sugar in small saucepan. Stir over low heat until sugar dissolves. Bring to simmer. Remove from heat. Cover; let syrup stand at room temperature at least 2 hours or overnight.
  • Strain syrup into small bowl. Stir in Port and 2 tablespoons minced fresh mint. Arrange melon slices on platter. Pour Port syrup over. Cover and chill 2 hours. Garnish with mint sprigs.

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