A Summertime Melon Medley

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups casaba honeydew melon
• 2 cups crenshaw melon
• 2 cups watermelon
• 2 cups cantaloupe (melon balls or cubed)
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons crystallized ginger (minced)
• 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 tablespoon lime zest
• sparkling wine (optional)
• 1 cup slivered toasted almond (garnish) (optional)
• fresh mint leaves (garnish) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 begin by making sure your melons are ripe.
• 2 peel, seed and cube the melons into bite size chunks, or use a melon baller; place in a large bowl.
• 3 add brown sugar, ginger, lime juice, lime zest; gently toss.
• 4 cover and chill at least one hour for best flavor.
• 5 to serve: toss before placing melon in dessert dishes. if desired, fill dishes with very cold sparkling wine and garnish with mint leaves and toasted almonds.
• 6 cook's tip: (1) choose melons that are free of cuts, dents and bruises. (2) store uncut melons in a cool place. cut fruit should be refrigerated.