Blueberry-Melon Salad with Thyme Syrup


Blueberry-Melon Salad
with Thyme Syrup

This fruit salad is the best you've ever had!
With a variety of melons, blueberries, thyme,
and special thyme syrup, it's the sweetest
healthy snack you'll ever have!

Serves 8
Recipe and photo from Woman's Day 7-7-09
THYME SYRUP INGREDIENTS:
1 cup sugar
¼   cup water
1 Peel and juice from 1 lemon
4 large sprigs fresh thyme, preferably lemon thyme
SALAD INGREDIENTS:
3 cups each diced cantaloupe, honeydew melon, and seedless watermelon
1   pint blueberries
Garnish: lemon thyme sprigs

DIRECTIONS:

1. For Thyme Syrup: Bring all ingredients to a gentle boil in a small saucepan; simmer

5 minutes.
2. Remove from heat; let steep 20 minutes. Discard thyme sprigs and lemon peel.
3. Cool syrup to room temperature or store in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
4. For Salad: Just before serving, gently toss together fruit in a serving bowl; add 1/3

cup of the thyme syrup and toss.
5. Spoon into dessert bowls or glasses and garnish with thyme sprigs. Serve with extra

thyme syrup, if desired.

Each serving has approximately 181 calories, trace fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 22 mg sodium, 46 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 1 g protein