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Dessert
French
4 servings
15 minutes
25 minutes
1 Charentais Melon, halved and seeded
1 cup dry white wine
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup water
1 tablespoon Key limes, zest only
2 tablespoons Key limes, juiced
2 cups grapefruit, halved lengthwise
Scoop melon into balls with a melon-ball cutter and reserve rinds.
Bring wine, sugar, water, and zest to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
Squeeze juice from rinds into wine mixture.
Boil, skimming froth until reduced to about 1 cup, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from heat. Discard zest and stir in lime juice.
Combine grapes, melon balls, and warm syrup in a bowl and chill, covered, stirring occasionally, 2 hours.
