Grilled Melon with Market Berry Agro Dulce

By Heather Meyer

Serves 6. This can be a dessert or an appetizer. Pair it with Singing Hills goat cheese or fresh ricotta from Shepherd’s Way! Agro dolce is an Italian sweet and sour glaze, which can be kept in the fridge and put on anything! Seek out tart fruit (aronia berry, grapes, or cranberries) and local honey. (Plated on Christy Wetzig Ceramics plate)

Ingredients

½ cup honey
½ cup apple cider vinegar
2 cups aronia berries, washed, stemmed and slightly crushed with a fork
1 melon (cantaloupe or honeydew), peeled, halved and seeded, cut into ½ inch thick slices
¼ cup sunflower oil
Salt and pepper
Other fruit to garnish (I love local grapes or blueberries here!)
Fresh Basil or Mint to Garnish

Instructions

Bring honey, vinegar and aronia berries to a simmer in a small saucepan. Lower the heat and cook for 5 minutes. Watch carefully so it does not burn. Set aside.

Have your grill hot (charcoal or gas) and toss the melon slices with the sunflower oil, salt and pepper. Place them on well-oiled grill, and cook for 3-5 minutes on high heat. Depending on the heat of your grill, do not flip more than once. If it seems to stick, just grill one side and remove when just marked. Place grilled melon on a platter and drizzle with the fruit agro dolce, garnish with the herbs, and add some fancy cheese on top if you are feeling it!

Agro dolce will last in the fridge for 1 week in a glass jar. Really, put it on everything!