Honeydew in rosemary syrup
1 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup | Water |
| ½ | cup | White wine |
| ½ | cup | Sugar |
| A; (3-inch) strip of | ||
| ; orange zest | ||
| 1 | tablespoon | Chopped fresh rosemary leaves plus |
| ; rosemary sprigs forgarnish | ||
| 1 | teaspoon | Whole black peppercorns |
| ¼ | cup | Fresh orange juice |
| 4 | cups | Melon balls cut from a honeydew melon; cantaloupe, |
| ; Persianmelon, or | ||
| ; casaba, chilled | ||
Directions
In a small saucepan stir together the water, the wine, the sugar, the zest, the chopped rosemary, and the peppercorns, boil the mixture, stirring, until the sugar is dissolved, and simmer it for 4 minutes. Strain the syrup through a fine sieve set over a bowl, pressing hard on the solids, and chill it, covered, until it is cold. Stir the orange juice into the syrup, in a serving bowl toss the melon balls with the syrup, and garnish the dessert with the rosemary sprigs.
Serves 4.
Gourmet June 1993
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