A delicious “hors d’oeuvre” of frozen melon balls in sweet wine jelly. Choose a sweet wine such as Sauternes or Loupiac. Prepare the melon and the wine jelly in advance and keepthem cool in the refrigerator.Photo credit: © Eatwell101.com
Preparation time: 15 minutes — Resting time: 1 / 2 hours in the refrigerator
Ingredients list for Wine Jelly Melon Verrines
6 people
- 3 melons
- 25 cl sweet white wine
- 2 mini-bags of gelatin (or agar-agar, the steps will be slightly different, just follow the instructions on the bags)
Directions:
Soften the gelatine in a bowl of cold water.
Heat a little wine in the microwave.
Sewer gelatin leaves and add them to the warm wine. Pour the mixture into a slightly flat container, then put it in the fridge so it can gel (about 1/2 hour).
Cut the melon in half and remove the seeds. Make balls with a spoon.
Fill the glasses with the melon.
Scrape jelly with a fork.
Cover the glass jars with jelly, if you do not use right away, put the glasses in the fridge.
Serve with a slice of Bündnerfleisch or a thin slice of dried ham.
Photo credit: © Eatwell101.com
This recipe was inspired by Chef Dominique Gaston, who lives and works in Lyon, France.
Wine Jelly Melon Verrines
Easy French melon verrine Recipe for appetizer.
- 3 melons
- 25 cl sweet white wine
- 2 mini-bags of gelatin (or agar-agar, the steps will be slightly different, just follow the instructions on the bags)
Instructions
- Soften the gelatine in a bowl of cold water.
- Heat a little wine in the microwave.
- Sewer gelatin leaves and add them to the warm wine. Pour the mixture into a slightly flat container, then put it in the fridge so it can gel (about 1/2 hour).
- Cut the melon in half and remove the seeds. Make balls with a spoon.
- Fill the glasses with the melon.
- Scrape jelly with a fork.
- Cover the glass jars with jelly, if you do not use right away, put the glasses in the fridge.
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