Bitter Melon and Gin (Rodney Henry) |
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 40 Minutes Servings: 2 |
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Ingredients:
1/2 cup rice wine vinegar |
3 tablespoons sugar |
1 cup diced bitter melon, seeds reserved |
kosher salt |
1 granny smith apple, thinly sliced |
1/3 lemon, zested |
5 blackberries |
5 blueberries |
2 cherries, pitted |
4 ounces gin, chilled |
2 fresh mint sprigs, for garnish |
Directions:
1. Heat up the rice wine vinegar, 1/4 cup water, the sugar and diced bitter melon in a saucepan. Cook until the sugar dissolves and the flavors combine. Then remove from the heat and cool.
2. Add a pinch of salt to the bitter melon seeds and toast in a pan.
3. In a medium bowl, combine the apples, lemon zest, berries, cherries and toasted seeds.
4. Divide the fruit between two cocktail glasses. Add the gin to both glasses, a couple tablespoons of bitter melon simple syrup and garnish with a sprig of mint.
5. Eat the salad and enjoy your gin at the same time.
6. This recipe was created by a contestant during a cooking competition. The Food Network Kitchens have not tested it for home use and therefore cannot make any representation as to the results.
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