Watermelon with Ginger-Mint Simple Syrup (Melissa d'Arabian) |
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 5 Minutes |
Ready In: 15 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Ingredients:
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 |
Directions:
1. 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. |
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