An easy Mint Julep Fruit Salad with lots of mint and bourbon flavor is perfect for a Derby Party. Fresh melon is soaked in a mint-infused simple syrup with bourbon. It's a refreshing side for Mother's Day, a bridal shower or any Spring festivities.
Course Salad
Cuisine Southern
Keyword Kentucky Derby
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Refrigerate 1 hourhour
Total Time 20 minutesminutes
Servings 10
Ingredients
1/3cupsugar
1/3cupwater
6 to 8 mint leaves,torn
3 tablespoonsbourbon
3 cupsfresh cantaloupe balls
3cupsfresh honey dew balls
3cupsfresh watermelon balls
Instructions
Add sugar, water and mint to a small saucepan. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature. Strain and discard mint leaves.
Stir in bourbon.
Place fruit in a large bowl. Pour sugar mixture over fruit. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving, stirring every now and then to evenly soak the melon.
Notes
Use less or more bourbon, depending on how strong you want the bourbon flavor to be.For a kid-friendly fruit salad, leave the bourbon out altogether.