| 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 |
T |
Orange juice |
| 1/4 |
c |
Fresh or dried lavender |
|
|
flowers |
| 1 |
|
Ripe melon, cubed |
|
|
Fresh mint leaves |
INSTRUCTIONS
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
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