| CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
| Fruits |
|
Desserts, Fruits, Seasonings |
4 |
Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 1/2 |
c |
Sugar |
| 1/2 |
c |
;Water |
| 1/4 |
c |
Sweet dessert wine* |
| 2 |
tb |
Orange juice |
| 1/4 |
c |
Fresh or dried lavender flowers |
| 1 |
lg |
Ripe melon, cubed |
|
|
Fresh mint leaves |
INSTRUCTIONS
GARNISH
*Sauterne, Grenache or sweet Reisling.
Bring sugar, water, wine and orange juice to a boil; reduce heat and simmer
for 5 minutes, stirring once or twice to dissolve sugar. Add lavender
flowers. Cover and steep for 1 to 2 hours. Strain out lavender flowers,
pressing on pulp.
To serve, pour syrup over melon; gently toss. Garnish with mint leaves.
Yield: 4 to 6 servings.
Recipe developed by Renee Shepherd and Fran Raboff. From 1992 "Shepherd's
Garden Seeds" catalog. Pg. 26. Posted by Cathy Harned.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini
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