Fruit Salad Basket

Contributed By: annieodie
Creative Cook's Kitchen

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Total Preparation Time: 45 minutes
Ingredients: Other
Actual Cooking Time: No Cooking Required
Number of Servings: More than 10
Origin: American
Special Features: Kids can help make it
Kids can help make it
Make Ahead
Vegetarian
Meal Type: Snack

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Ingredients

FOR THE FRUIT SALAD
1 Large watermelon (about 15 lbs)
2 Cantaloupes
2 Honeydew melons
1/2 cup Sugar
1/2 cup Fresh lime juice
1/4 cup Frsh lemon juice
2 tsp Grated lime peel
3 cups Fresh strawberries, washed, hulled and halved
2 cups Black or red seedless grapes, washed and halved
SPECIAL AIDS
Water-soluble marker
Melon baller
Vegetable peeler

Preparation

CARVING THE BASKET

1. Lay a dampened dish towel on a counter or table and place melon on 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 1/4 inches wide.

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

4. Remove excess rind and set aside. With a melon baller, scoop out all the watermelon flesh and place in a large glass or ceramic bowl; set aside.

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

MAKING THE FRUIT SALAD

1. With a melon baller, scoop out flesh from cantaloupes and honeydews.

2. In a large bowl, combine sugar, lime juice, lemon juice, and lime peel. 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.

Cook's Notes

1..Make Ahead - Make the fruit salad portion up to 1 day ahead. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate. 2. Easy Substitute - Kiwifruit, peeled and cut into quarters, makes a delicious substitute for the berries in this recipe. 3. Simple Elegance - Offer this fruit salad as a tasty dessert. Serve it, without the melon basket, in small crystal bowls. Top with a small amount of lemon sorbet and garnish with a sprig of mint.