WATERMELON WITH GINGER-MINT SIMPLE SYRUP

Watermelon with Ginger-Mint Simple Syrup image

Provided by Melissa d'Arabian : Food Network

Categories dessert

Time 1h45m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

3/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons fresh chiffonaded mint leaves, plus the stems of 1 bunch, and whole mint leaves, for garnish
1 teaspoon roughly chopped fresh ginger
3/4 cup water
2 cups cubed watermelon

Steps:

In a medium saucepan, mix the sugar, mint stems, ginger, and water over medium high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Bring to simmer for 2 to 3 minutes then remove from heat. Let the mixture steep 20 minutes before straining through a fine sieve. Chill the syrup. To serve, drizzle the chilled syrup over the watermelon cubes and garnish with fresh mint leaves.