Watermelon with Ginger-Mint Simple Syrup
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 170
- Total Fat
- 0
- Saturated Fat
- 0
- Carbohydrates
- 44
- Dietary Fiber
- 1
- Sugar
- 42
- Protein
- 1
- Cholesterol
- 0
- Sodium
- 4
- Total: 1 hr 45 min
- Prep: 10 min
- Inactive: 1 hr 30 min
- Cook: 5 min
Ingredients
3/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons fresh chiffonaded mint leaves, plus the stems of 1 bunch, and whole mint leaves, for garnish
1 teaspoon roughly chopped fresh ginger
3/4 cup water
2 cups cubed watermelon
Directions
- In a medium saucepan, mix the sugar, mint stems, ginger, and water over medium high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Bring to simmer for 2 to 3 minutes then remove from heat. Let the mixture steep 20 minutes before straining through a fine sieve. Chill the syrup. To serve, drizzle the chilled syrup over the watermelon cubes and garnish with fresh mint leaves.