Melon and Lime Salad
Recipe: #38614
May 03, 2022
Categories: Salads, Fruit Salad, Cantaloupe, Honeydew, Watermelon, Appetizers, Low Fat, Cold Appetizers, more
"This fruit salad has cayenne pepper added to make heat. Cook time includes chill time."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (277.7 g)
- Calories 385
- Total Fat - 0.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 0 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 17.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 103.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.2 g
- Sugars - 101.9 g
- Protein - 1 g
- Calcium - 20.3 mg
- Iron - 0.7 mg
- Vitamin C - 27.4 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Get out a small saucepan. Add sugar and water. Mix together and cook on medium to high heat.
Step 2
Bringing to a boil, cook for approximately 3 minutes. Cook until syrupy.
Step 3
Pour into a small bowl with a lid and cool for 10 minutes.
Step 4
Add the lime zest and juice.
Step 5
Cover and chill in the refrigerator.
Step 6
In a large bowl, mix the lime syrup and the melons.
Step 7
Note: if using, add the cayenne pepper when serving. It gets hotter upon sitting.
Tips
No special items needed.