Bitter Melon and Gin
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 2 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 2 servings
- Calories
- 307
- Total Fat
- 0
- Saturated Fat
- 0
- Carbohydrates
- 36
- Dietary Fiber
- 5
- Sugar
- 29
- Protein
- 1
- Cholesterol
- 0
- Sodium
- 707
- Total: 30 min
- Active: 30 min
Ingredients
1/2 cup rice wine vinegar
3 tablespoons sugar
1 cup diced bitter melon, seeds reserved
Kosher salt
1 Granny Smith apple, thinly sliced
1/3 lemon, zested
5 blackberries
5 blueberries
2 cherries, pitted
4 ounces gin, chilled
2 fresh mint sprigs, for garnish
Directions
- Heat up the rice wine vinegar, 1/4 cup water, the sugar and diced bitter melon in a saucepan. Cook until the sugar dissolves and the flavors combine. Then remove from the heat and cool.
- Add a pinch of salt to the bitter melon seeds and toast in a pan.
- In a medium bowl, combine the apples, lemon zest, berries, cherries and toasted seeds.
- Divide the fruit between two cocktail glasses. Add the gin to both glasses, a couple tablespoons of bitter melon simple syrup and garnish with a sprig of mint.
- Eat the salad and enjoy your gin at the same time.