Honeydew Syrup Food

HONEYDEW SPRITZERS

Steps:

• Make a simple syrup by mixing the sugar with 3/4 cup water until the sugar dissolves.
• Put the melon in a blender with the lime juice and blend until smooth. Add about 1 cup of the simple syrup to the blender and blend. Taste and add more simple syrup if needed. Refrigerated until chilled.
• Add some ice to each wine glass. Add 1/3 cup melon puree to each and top with sparkling wine. Garnish with a piece of melon and slice of lime on the rim of each glass.

HONEYDEW JUICE WITH CHOCOLATE SYRUP

Steps:

• Place honeydew in a blender and top with 1 cup water. Blend until juice smooth, about 2 minutes. Add ice cubes and blend for 2 minutes more. Pour honeydew juice into 2 glasses.
• Mix white sugar and hot water together in a bowl until sugar is dissolved; stir into juice. Stir 2 tablespoons chocolate syrup into each glass.

HONEYDEW SYRUP

Steps:

• Peel and seed melon, then cut into chunks. Put into a food processor or blender, whirl until very smooth.
• Strain the puree through a sieve, into an air tight container. Pour in simple syrup and stir well. Cover and store in the fridge for up to 2 days.

HONEYDEW IN ROSEMARY SYRUP

Steps:

• In a small saucepan stir together the water, the wine, the sugar, the zest, the chopped rosemary, and the peppercorns, boil the mixture, stirring, until the sugar is dissolved, and simmer it for 4 minutes. Strain the syrup through a fine sieve set over a bowl, pressing hard on the solids, and chill it, covered, until it is cold. Stir the orange juice into the syrup, in a serving bowl toss the melon balls with the syrup, and garnish the dessert with the rosemary sprigs.

HONEYDEW SYRUP

Steps:

• Place the honeydew pieces in a food processor or a blender. Process until very smooth. Strain the honeydew puree through a medium sieve placed over a glass measure or an open airtight container. Pour in the simple syrup, and stir to combine. Honeydew syrup may be covered and refrigerated for up to 1 day before using.

HONEYDEW IN LEMON THYME SYRUP

Steps:

• Bring water, sugar, and lemon thyme to a boil in a 1-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Boil syrup until reduced to about 3/4 cup, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove pan from heat and steep syrup, covered, 30 minutes. Pour through a sieve into a bowl, pressing on and discarding thyme.
• While syrup steeps, remove rind from honeydew wedges, then halve each wedge crosswise on a slight diagonal.
• Put melon in a shallow bowl and drizzle with syrup.

SPICY & SAVORY SWEET HONEYDEW MELON

Steps:

• In a small pot boil water and sugar, once boiling, add the basil stems, chili and lemon zest and remove from heat.
• All the syrup to cool to room temperature.
• Then you can refrigerate the simple syrup for anywhere 15 minutes or up to 24 hours. The longer it sits the more flavor you will get.
• Remove the basil stems from the syrup and discard.
• In a large bowl toss the melon with the chilled syrup.
• Add the remaining salt, the white pepper if using and the basil leaves, toss gently .
• Drizzle with olive oil and serve.