Chile-Spiced Fruit Salad With Queso Fresco

• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 large jalapeno pepper, sliced in half lengthwise
• 2 cups cubed seedless watermelon
• 1 cup fresh blueberries
• 1 large peach, peeled and sliced
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 7 1/2 teaspoons crumbled queso fresco

1. Combine sugar and 1/4 cup water in a medium heavy saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook 15 seconds or until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat; add jalapeno to sugar mixture. Cover and let stand 1 hour or until cooled to room temperature. Strain sugar mixture through a fine mesh sieve over a bowl; discard solids.
2. Combine watermelon, blueberries, and peach in a large bowl. Stir in sugar mixture and juice, tossing gently to coat. Sprinkle each serving with cheese.

sugar, water, pepper, watermelon, fresh blueberries, peach, lime juice, queso fresco

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/chile-spiced-fruit-salad-with-queso-fresco (may not work)