Melonwithginger Recipes

MELON WITH GINGER AND PORT VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Halve each melon, scoop out the seeds, cut each half into four wedges and remove the skin. Put the wedges on a tray and chill until required. (Melon is best served slightly chilled, not very cold.)
• For the dressing, put 1tsp ginger syrup into a bowl with the port, olive oil and lemon juice. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and whisk well.
• Arrange the melon wedges in groups of three on a large platter, making sure each group has three different types of melon. Sprinkle with the crystallised ginger. Drizzle the vinaigrette over and serve. More starter recipes to try: Prawn and melon salad Video: How to peel chop and grate ginger Classic prawn cocktail Chicory, stilton and walnut salad Salmon carpaccio with pickled celeriac salad Avocado bruschettas

MELON WITH GINGER

Steps:

• Combine melon and blueberries in a nice bowl.
• Pour honey and lemon juice onto fruit.
• Grate ginger over top.
• Stir well.

WATERMELON WITH GINGER-MINT SIMPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• 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.

MELON AND GINGER SOUP

Steps:

• Cut the whole melon into 8 wedges and the half into 4, and set aside two of the wedges. Remove the remaining melon from the rinds, and chop coarsely. Puree until smooth in a blender or a food processor fitted with the steel blade. Transfer to a bowl and whisk in the lime zest and 1 tablespoon of the lime juice, the salt, buttermilk, 1 teaspoon of the ginger juice, and the agave syrup. Taste and add the remaining ginger juice if desired. Cut the remaining wedges of melon into very small dice and place in a separate bowl. Chill the soup and diced melon for at least 1 hour.
• Just before serving, toss the diced melon with the mint and remaining lime juice. Ladle the soup into bowls, top with the melon and mint, and serve.