refreshing cantaloupe and watermelon in ginger sugar syrup

It’s time to fly back to our nest in doha. Filling our luggage with lebanese goods and our hearts with ample dose of fun and love. It was a mahragénial* vacation!

Obviously, we can never get used to goodbyes, but we learnt to be optimistic with a “see you soon” shower of kisses.

We will miss you all so much until we meet again.  Antoun, here we come for sure!

As i greeted you from lebanon with the fresh lemonade, I will leave you with a fresher cantaloupe and watermelon salad with ginger sugar sauce.

To make this delicious salad you need: (yields 4 servings)

• 2 cups watermelon (cut in balls shape)
• 2 cups cantaloupe (cut in balls shape)

If you don’t have this special utensil, you can cut in cubes or wedges.

To make the ginger syrup you need:

• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup fresh ginger sliced and left unpeeled

Bring to boil water, sugar and ginger then simmer for 10 minutes. Strain and let it cool in the refrigerator.

Once the syrup is cold, soak in the cantaloupe and watermelon for at least an hour, keeping it in the refrigerator

Serve it cold and jazz it up with couple of mint leaves, not just for a beautiful presentation, but for the taste that it adds.

Stay tuned for more posts from doha. I won’t be late!

*mahragénial: is a composed word meaning splendid festivities, quoting Rawad Matar. I promised to use the word in my last post from lebanon.

• mahragen مهرجان (arabic word) meaning festival
• génial (french word) meaning brilliant