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Fruit Salad Basket Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Spinach1948 / All my dishes 5 months, 2 weeks ago Back in the 70's this was very popular. Everyone enjoyed this not only to eat but to look at. A real healthy treat. Makes a great center piece. You can add differant types of fruit to this. Prep:45m Cook:20m Servings:18	Spinach1948
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Ingredients

Ingredients:

For the Fruit salad

1 large Watermelon ( about 15 lbs. )

2 Cantaloupe melons

2 Honeydew melons

½ cup sugar

½ cup fresh lime juice

¼ cup fresh lemon juice

2 Tbs. Orange flavored liqueur ( optional )

2 tsp. Grated lime rind

3 cups sliced fresh Strawberries, washed and halved

2 cups black and red seedless grapes, washed ( optional halved )

1 Pt. Blue berries washed

Special Aids:

Water soluble black marker

melon baller

vegetable peeler

Tip:

It's important to purchase watermelons that are fully ripe, since they don't continue to ripen once they've been picked. A ripe melon feels heavy for its size and has a sweet fragrance.

Directions

Carving the Basket

1 Lay a dampened dish towel on a counter or table and place melon top to prevent it from rolling.

2 With a water-soluble marker, draw outline of basket onto melon, making sure the handle is at least 1 ¼ inches wide.

3 Using a large sharp knife, carefully cut melon along marker line.

4 Remove excess rind and set aside.

5 With a vegetable peeler, even out scalloped edges of watermelon. Cover watermelon basket with plastic wrap and set aside.

Making the fruit salad

1 With a melon scooped out flesh flesh cantaloupes and honeydew.

2 In a large bowl, combine sugar, lime juice, lemon juice, orange liqueur and lime rind. Stir well.

3 Add all melon balls, strawberries and grapes; toss to combine. Allow fruit to chill in refrigerator for 30 minutes.

4 Just before serving, transfer fruit salad to watermelon basket.

Serve.

Tip: it is important to purchase watermelons that are fully ripe, since they don't continue to ripen once they've been picked. A ripe melon feels heavy for its size and has a sweet, fresh fragrance.

Note:

Make Ahead: Make the fruit salad portion up to 1 day ahead. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate.

Easy Substitute: Kiwifruite, peeled and cut into quarters, makes a delicious substitute for the berries in this recipe.

Simple Elegance: Offer this fruit salad as a tasty desert. Serve it, without the melon basket, in small crystal bowls. Top with a small mond of lemon sorbet and garnish with a sprig of mint.

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Comments

ttaaccoo 5 months, 2 weeks ago said:
This is very cool! i may have seen in a sunset magazine back in the seventies! thanx 4 posting + the great directions. 555555555

momo_55grandma 5 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Loved this recipe great post wonderful fruits thanks

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