• Melon with lemongrass syrup

    Serves: 4
    Cooking Time: 1 hour

    Ingredients

    • 100g sugar
    • 250ml water
    • juice of ½ lemon
    • 1 lemongrass stalk, sliced
    • 1 spanspek melon, peeled, seeded and sliced
    • lemon sorbet, to serve
    • fresh mint, to garnish

    Instructions

    1

    Heat the sugar and water in a small pot over medium heat. Once the sugar has dissolved add the lemongrass and simmer for 10 minutes.

    2

    Pour the sugar mixture over the sliced melon and chill.

    3

    Serve with lemon sorbet and top with fresh mint.