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Melon with Red Wine and Mint Sauce

Dessert - Fruit - -

INGREDIENTS

100 ml / 3 1/2 fl oz dry red wine
2 T golden icing sugar (or other sweetener)
60 ml / 2 fl oz red wine vinegar
Finely grated zest of 1 orange
Large handful of fresh mint leaves, roughly chopped
Freshly ground black pepper
1 large ripe melon (Galia, cantaloupe, honeydew, etc)
Handful of fresh mint leaves, to serve

METHOD

Mix the wine and sugar in a saucepan and heat gently until the sugar has dissolved. Leave to cool.

Stir the vinegar, orange zest and mint into the wine syrup and season to taste with pepper.

Cut the melon in half and scoop out the seeds with a teaspoon. Cut each half lengthwise into 2 segments. Slice the flesh away from the skin of each segment by running a knife blade between the flesh and skin and cut the flesh into long thin strips.

Divide the melon strips between 4 plates and drizzle a little of the sauce over them. Add a scattering of mint leaves and serve with any remaining sauce.

posted by Mr Falafel

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