Melon Salad with Lime-Ginger Syrup

Ingredients

• 0.5 large cantaloupe ripe
• 1 piece ginger fresh thinly sliced
• 0.5 large honeydew ripe
• 0.3 cup juice of lime (from 3 small limes)
• 1 teaspoon lime zest grated
• 1 tablespoon mint leaves plus more for garnish thinly sliced
• 0.3 cup sugar 
• 0.3 medium watermelon seedless

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• melon baller

Directions

1. Using a melon baller, scoop 1-inch balls from melons and combine in a bowl. Fold in mint and zest. Refrigerate.
2. Bring sugar, 1/3cup water and ginger to a boil in a pan over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Boil until reduced by half and syrupy, about 6minutes.
3. Remove from heat; stir in juice.
4. Pour into a container and refrigerate until chilled.
5. When ready to serve, spoon melon balls into 4bowls. Strain syrup and spoon 1Tbsp. over each bowl.
6. Garnish with more mint, if desired.