Title: Melon coupe with vanilla
 Categories: Toohot
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
  1 1/2 c  Dry white wine
    1/2 c  Sugar
      1    Vanilla bean, split
           Lengthwise
      3 c  Cantaloupe cubes
      3 c  Honeydew cubes
      3 c  Watermelon cubes
           Chopped fresh mint
 
  Combine 1/2 cup wine and sugar in heavy small saucepan. Scrape in
  seeds from vanilla bean; add bean. Stir over low heat until sugar
  dissolves. Remove from heat. Let steep 30 minutes. Remove vanilla
  bean.
  
  Combine fruit in large bowl. Add remaining 1 cup wine to sugar syrup.
  Pour over fruit. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours.
  
  Yield: 6 servings