Fresh Fruit in Lemon Ginger Syrup Recipe
Summary
Difficulty LevelEasyHealth IndexHealthy
Ingredients
| Lemon | 1 Small | |
| Ginger piece | 1 | |
| Sugar | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Water | 3/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Mint leaves | 2 Tablespoon, lightly packed | |
| Cantaloupe melon | 2 Cup (16 tbs), halved | |
| Mint sprigs | ||
Directions
With a vegetable peeler, pare 4 strips of peel (colored part only) from lemon.
Cut 2 strips crosswise into very thin slivers; place slivers and remaining 2 strips in a 1 1/2- to 2-quart pan.
Mince half the ginger; thinly slice remainder.
Add all ginger to pan along with sugar, water, and mint leaves.
Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring often.
Reduce heat and boil gently until reduced by half (about 7 minutes).
Remove from heat.
With a slotted spoon, remove and discard lemon strips, ginger slices, and mint leaves.
Let syrup cool for about 1 hour.
Divide fruit between 2 dessert bowls or glasses; spoon syrup equally over fruit.
Garnish with mint sprigs.
Cut 2 strips crosswise into very thin slivers; place slivers and remaining 2 strips in a 1 1/2- to 2-quart pan.
Mince half the ginger; thinly slice remainder.
Add all ginger to pan along with sugar, water, and mint leaves.
Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring often.
Reduce heat and boil gently until reduced by half (about 7 minutes).
Remove from heat.
With a slotted spoon, remove and discard lemon strips, ginger slices, and mint leaves.
Let syrup cool for about 1 hour.
Divide fruit between 2 dessert bowls or glasses; spoon syrup equally over fruit.
Garnish with mint sprigs.
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