Minted Melon
It is tempting to call this a melon Mojito: little balls of ripe melon in a light Mojito-flavoured syrup with mint, rum and lime.
65 K 4.6/5 (28 reviews)
45 min.
Easy
12 people
6 IngredientsLast modified on: September 13th 2015
For 12 people, you will need:
- 1
3 handfuls fresh mint leaves - 2
300 ml water - 3
150 ml caster sugar - 4
3 melons - 5
2 lime - 6
6 tablespoons rum
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 10 min.
Resting: 30 min.
Cooking: 5 min.
All in all: 45 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 1 min.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Pour 300 ml water and 150 ml caster sugar into a small pan, add the roughly chopped mint leaves and bring to the boil.
Cover and leave to cool.
Cover and leave to cool.
Stage 3 - 3 min.
Prepare the melon
Cut the melon in half and scrape out the seeds from the middle.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Use a pommes parisiennes spoon to cut the melon into balls.
Stage 5
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.
If you do not have this special kind of spoon, you can simply dice the melon.
Stage 6 - 1 min.
Stage 7 - 30 min.
Cover and refrigerate before serving.
Stage 8
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.
Choose your melon carefully: it needs to be fully ripe.
Keeping: Should be eaten the day it is made.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 30 RDI=10 % | 350 RDI=30 % | 4 RDI=1 % | 1,840 RDI=90 % | 7,690 RDI: 90 % |
| Per 100 g | 0 | 10 RDI=1 % | 0 | 60 RDI=3 % | 250 RDI: 3 % |
| Per person | 2 RDI=1 % | 30 RDI=3 % | 0 | 150 RDI=8 % | 640 RDI: 8 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 12 people : 12.00 €
- Per person : 1.00 €
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Water
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Caster sugar
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Rum
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Melon
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