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Watermelon Basket With Honey Lime Dressing

Photo Credit
Sam Jones/Quinn Brein
The Editors
Yield
Makes 10 to 12 servings.
Category
Fruit
Course
Side Dishes
Preparation Method
No Cook
Sources
The Old Farmer's Almanac Garden-Fresh Cookbook
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This Watermelon Basket With Honey Lime Dressing recipe is one of our favorites. The combination of fruits work really well together and the lime dressing adds a festive flare!

Tips on How to Cut The Watermelon Basket

  • Use a very sharp knife to carve out the shape of a basket handle, then carve the body of the basket. Scoop out the flesh. If you feel artistic, cut the basket edge in a zigzag fashion.
  • For a simple watermelon bowl, cut off the top third of the watermelon and scoop out the flesh. If necessary to get the melon to stand upright, cut a thin slice from the bottom.

Salad:

Ingredients
1 large watermelon
1 cantaloupe
1 honeydew melon
1 pineapple
2 peaches or nectarines
2 cups blueberries, strawberries, or raspberries
Instructions

For salad: (See “Watermelon Basket Cutting Tips” up top.) Use a melon ball cutter to remove the pink flesh of the watermelon. If desired, remove the seeds from the melon balls, then put the balls into a large bowl. Drain the resulting watermelon rind shell, or “basket.” Halve the cantaloupe and honeydew melons, cut balls from them, and put their fruit into the large bowl. Remove the rind and core from the pineapple and cut its flesh into bite-size pieces. Add the pineapple to the bowl. Cover the bowl of fruit and chill both it and the basket. Just before serving, peel and slice the peaches and prepare the berries (hull the strawberries). Drain the melon balls and the pineapple chunks. Combine all of the fruit in a large bowl.

Dressing:

Ingredients
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
3 tablespoons honey
1/2 cup white wine or ginger ale
fresh mint leaves, for garnish
Instructions

For dressing: In a small bowl, combine the lime juice, honey, and white wine. Stir until thoroughly combined.

Pour the dressing over the fruit and stir to coat. Spoon or pour the fruit and dressing into the watermelon basket. Garnish with mint leaves.

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Comments

Adeline Reihl (not verified)

2 years 3 months ago

i believe you also mentioned marmalade but did not include any recipes or information. Could you provide a recipe for a marmalade using oranges and lemons? Would you cut the rind in really small pieces and after simmering, mash with a potato masher? I am afraid otherwise you may still get too many actual pieces of rind along with orange pulp per spoon of marmalade.

Sandra Benoit (not verified)

9 years 5 months ago

Looking forward to the book.