Chilled Melons Tossed In A Lime And Ginger Rum Sauce

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 1/2 tablespoons superfine sugar
• 1 dash salt
• 3 tablespoons dark rum
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 teaspoon lime zest
• 1 teaspoon ginger, grated
• 1 dash cinnamon
• 1 cup honeydew melon
• 1 cup crenshaw melon
• 1 cup cantaloupe
• 1 cup seedless watermelon
• 1/2 cup fresh blueberries
• 1/2 cup almonds, slivers
• 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves, mince

Recipe

• 1 whisk together the sugar, salt, rum, lime juice, lime zest, ginger, and cinnamon. set aside.
• 2 cut the melons in half and scoop out the seeds; cut into thick wedges and remove rinds. cut melon into 1/2-inch chunks; transfer to chilled serving bowl.
• 3 add blueberries to melon; pour sauce over the fruit. give fruit a good toss to evenly coat with sauce; cover bowl and refrigerate up to 3 hours.
• 4 just before serving sprinkle almonds and mint leaves over fruit.
• 5 cook's tip: serve your 'saucy-melon' over some good vanilla ice cream and enjoy!