Melon with Ginger & Orange Syrup

Melon with Ginger & Orange Syrup

Ingredients:
For the syrup
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup fresh orange juice
2 tablespoons chopped and peeled gingerroot
3-4 strips orange zest
1-2 tablespoons agave syrup
For the melon
A person ripe cantaloupe or honeydew melon
4 tablespoons finely chopped crystallized ginger
Fresh mint, toward garnish
Serves Four

Directions:
1. Toward produce the syrup, combine the water, orange juice, ginger, and orange zest in a saucepan, then sweeten to taste with agave syrup. Bring to a boil, then get rid of the heat and simmer for 2 minutes. Get rid of versus the warm and let stand Fifteen minutes, then get rid of and discard the ginger and orange rind while the syrup is however very hot. Neat, then chill for at minimum One particular hour, or extended if preferred.
2. Prepare the melon on plates in slices or generate melon balls and position within bowls.
3. Sprinkle the crystallized ginger on top; chill. Just in advance of serving, drizzle with the syrup and garnish with fresh mint.