11957 Melon Salad with Sweet Wine and Lemon 15 mins 5 mins 6 to 8 servings Wed Sep 16 00:09:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 21:38:42 -0700 2009 Easy American CHOW http://www.chow.com/recipes/11957 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:38:42 GMT Showcase summer's sweetest melon Farmers' markets overflow with a variety of sweet, flavorful melons in the summer—seek out the season's sweetest for this refreshing take on fruit salad. Sweet, flavorful melons are the stuff summer dreams are made of, and this simple preparation celebrates their arrival. Seek out a variety of locally grown melons to get the most out of this refreshing salad.

What to buy: We used a white Muscat, a sweet dessert wine made from fragrant Muscat grapes, in this recipe. However, various sweet dessert wines such as Sauternes will work too. Just be sure to stick to white, because a dark wine will turn the fruit gray.

This recipe was featured as part of both our Cooking with Summer Ingredients story and our Picnic Recipes photo gallery.

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  • Place wine in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cook until reduced by about 1/4, about 7 minutes.
  • Add honey and lemon zest and stir until honey is dissolved.
  • Place melon and blueberries in a large bowl, pour wine mixture over top, and toss to combine. Serve immediately or chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
    • ]]>     http://www.chow.com/assets/2008/07/melon_salad290.jpg Kate Ramos 54 Sweet/Dessert 1/2 cup sweet dessert wine, such as white Muscat**

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    ]]>     1 teaspoon lightly packed lemon zest (from 1/2 medium lemon)**

    ]]>     49 6 pounds mixed melon (such as cantaloupe, honeydew, ambrosia, Canary, Sharlyn, or Crenshaw), large dice (about 9 cups)

    ]]>     6 2 cups blueberries

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