Warm melon boats with ginger and cinnamon syrup Recipe

Warm melon boats with ginger and cinnamon syrup Recipe

  • 1 Galia melon
  • small bunch fresh mint, chopped
  • 200g/7oz caster sugar
  • 4 tbsp water
  • 50ml/2fl oz champagne
  • 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp ground ginger
  1. Preheat the oven to 170C/325F/Gas 3.
  2. Slice the melon in half and remove the seeds using a spoon.
  3. Slice each half into four wedges and place onto a baking sheet.
  4. Place the melon in the oven and cook for five minutes while you make the syrup.
  5. For the syrup, place the sugar and water into a pan. Dissolve the sugar over a low heat, before turning up the heat. Add the remaining syrup ingredients and reduce by a third.
  6. Arrange the warm melon on a serving platter, spoon over the syrup and sprinkle with chopped mint.
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