Watermelon Basket With Honey Lime Dressing
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This versatile recipe can be adapted for any fruit that you have on hand.
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A delicious fruit salad with a fantastic presentation! By using the watermelon rind as a bowl or a basket, you can wow your guests while serving up melons and summer fruits. The light dressing adds a delicious, sweet, and citrus flair!
Fun Food Fact: A watermelon is 92 percent water.
Ingredients
1 large watermelon
1 cantaloupe
1 honeydew melon
1 pineapple
2 peaches or nectarines
2 cups blueberries, strawberries, or raspberrie
Instructions
Watermelon Basket Cutting Tips
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.
Making the Fruit Salad
- 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.
Ingredients
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
3 tablespoons honey
1⁄2 cup white wine or ginger ale
fresh mint leaves, for garnish
Instructions
- Combine the lime juice, honey, and white wine in a small bowl. 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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