Recipe

June 24, 2012

Melon With Tequila & Lime Recipe

Recipe:

Step 1: Halve the melon and remove the seeds with a spoon. Using a melon baller, scoop the flesh into neat balls and place in a large bowl.

Step 2: Mix the tequila, lime zest and juice, honey and salt together in a small pitcher. Taste and add a little more honey if dressing is too sour. Pour over the melon balls, toss gently to mix and chill for at least 10-15 minutes.

Step 3: Divide the melon balls among serving glasses, grate over some lime zest and sprinkle with freshly chopped mint to serve.

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Reprinted with permission from Gordon Ramsay’s Fast Food (2012 Sterling Epicure).

Ingredients

1 honeydew melon, preferably chilled
2-3 tbsp cold tequila
Finely grated zest of 1/2 lime, plus extra to serve
Juice of 1/2 lime
2-3 tbsp runny honey
Tiny pinch of fine sea salt
Few mint sprigs (leaves only), chopped

Directions

Yield:

Step 1: Halve the melon and remove the seeds with a spoon. Using a melon baller, scoop the flesh into neat balls and place in a large bowl.

Step 2: Mix the tequila, lime zest and juice, honey and salt together in a small pitcher. Taste and add a little more honey if dressing is too sour. Pour over the melon balls, toss gently to mix and chill for at least 10-15 minutes.

Step 3: Divide the melon balls among serving glasses, grate over some lime zest and sprinkle with freshly chopped mint to serve.

See more recipes from Fast Food.

Reprinted with permission from Gordon Ramsay’s Fast Food (2012 Sterling Epicure).

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