Fire and Ice Melon

Name: Fire and Ice Melon
Ingredients: 13 cup granulated sugar or honey; 1/4 cup white wine or water; 1 tsp. minced red bell pepper; 1 tsp. minced yellow bell pepper; 2 tsp. seeded and minced serrano chiles, or to taste; 1/4 cup fresh lime juice; 1 Tbs. minced fresh mint; 2 medium-sized honeydew, cantaloupe, crane or other ripe melon; 8 fresh figs, cut into fans; Edible flower petals, if available, for garnish

10 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

13 cup granulated sugar or honey
1/4 cup white wine or water
1 tsp. minced red bell pepper
1 tsp. minced yellow bell pepper
2 tsp. seeded and minced serrano chiles, or to taste
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1 Tbs. minced fresh mint
2 medium-sized honeydew, cantaloupe, crane or other ripe melon
8 fresh figs, cut into fans
Edible flower petals, if available, for garnish

Directions

1

Combine sugar and wine in saucepan and cook over medium-low heat, stirring, until sugar dissolves.
2

Add bell peppers and remove from heat.
3

Cool and add chiles, lime juice, mint and peppers.
4

Leftover syrup can be stored in refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
5

To serve, cut melons in half and remove seeds.
6

Cut into decorative shapes and arrange attractively on chilled plates.
7

Spoon chile syrup over melons and garnish with fig fans and flower petals, if available.