Gingery Watermelon Petit Fours
- 1 cup sliced fresh ginger, from one 4-inch piece
- 4 tablespoons honey
- Zest of 1 lime plus 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 small seedless watermelon
- 2 ounces room-temperature cream cheese
- Special equipment: a small plastic resealable plastic bag
- Combine the ginger, 3 tablespoons of the honey and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan.
- Bring to a boil, then remove from the heat.
- Let sit until cooled to room temperature.
- Strain, discarding the ginger.
- Stir in the lime juice.
- Meanwhile, cut the watermelon crosswise into 1-inch-thick slices.
- Cut off the skin, leaving each slice a square or rectangle.
- Cut each slice again until you have twenty-four 1-inch cubes.
- (You will have watermelon left over.)
- Put the cubes in an 8 by 8-inch baking pan.
- Pour the cooled syrup over the watermelon and let sit, refrigerated, 1 to 4 hours, turning the cubes halfway through.
- Just before serving, mix the cream cheese and the remaining 1 tablespoon honey in a small bowl until smooth.
- Transfer to a resealable plastic bag.
- Push the mixture towards one corner of the bag and twist the top to make a handle.
- Use scissors to snip a small hole at the corner.
- Remove the watermelon from the liquid and transfer the cubes to a serving tray.
- Pipe a small dollop of the cream cheese mixture onto the top of each cube.
- Sprinkle the lime zest over the tops of the cubes.
fresh ginger, honey, lime, watermelon, cream cheese
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/gingery-watermelon-petit-fours.html (may not work)