Blueberry Melon Salad With Thyme Syrup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Thyme syrup
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
1 lemon, peeled and juiced
4 sprigs fresh thyme, lemon thyme preferred
Salad
3 cups diced cantaloupe
3 cups diced seedless watermelon
3 cups diced honeydews
1 pint blueberries

Preparation

Syrup: bring all ingredients to a gentle boil in a small saucepan. Simmer for 5 minutes.
Remove from heat and allow to steep 20 minutes. Discard peel and sprigs.
Allow to cool to room temperature. If not using right away, refrigerate up to one week.
Salad: Just before serving, gently toss together all the fruit.
Drizzle about 1/3 cup of the syrup over the fruit and toss.
Spoon into serving bowls, garnish with thyme sprigs, if desired, and serve with additional syrup on the side.