Minted Melon
Step by step recipe:
- 1 min.
Rinse and dry 1 handful fresh mint leaves. - 5 min.
Pour 100 g water and 50 g caster sugar into a small pan, add the roughly chopped mint leaves and bring to the boil.
Cover and leave to cool. - 3 min.
Prepare the melon
Cut the melon in half and scrape out the seeds from the middle. - 5 min.
Use a pommes parisiennes spoon to cut the melon into balls. 
Prepare the whole melon like this, putting the balls into a bowl as you go.
If you do not have this special kind of spoon, you can simply dice the melon.- 1 min.
- 30 min.
Cover and refrigerate before serving. 
Serve in glass dishes, garnished with a sprig of mint.
Remarks:
Try to leave the melon balls in the syrup for at least 30 minutes, so that the flavours have time to mingle well.Choose your melon carefully: it needs to be fully ripe.
Source:
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