Contributed By: tharp303
Mireille Giuliano - French Women Don't Get Fat
Be sure to choose a ripe, flavorful, sweet melon for this quick dish. Although this can be served immediately, it is best made a few hours before serving and can be prepared up to a day ahead. For an interesting color and flavor combination, use half honeydew and half cantaloupe.
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Total Preparation Time: Less than 15 minutes
Ingredients:
Actual Cooking Time: No Cooking Required
Number of Servings: 6
Special Features: Quick to Prepare (under 30 minutes)
Simple (6 ingredients or less)
Kids Love It
Kids can help make it
Make Ahead
Vegetarian
Meal Type: Breakfast & Brunch
Appetizers
Dessert
Ingredients
1 Large honeydew melon or 2 small cantaloupe
1 Large lime
1 tablespoon Sugar
1 tablespoon Rum (optional)
Mint leaves or lime wedges, for garnish
Preparation
Cut the honeydew or cantaloupe in half and remove the seeds. Using a melon baller, remove balls of the melon flesh and place them in a large bowl.
With a vegetable peeler, remove the lime rind in thin strips. Then stack the strips together and cut them into fine julienne pieces. Add the strips to the melon.
Squeeze the lime over a small bowl and mix the juice (approximately 1/3 cup) with the sugar and rum, if using. Stir the mixture into the melon balls and set them aside for 1 to 2 hours.
At serving time, divide the melon balls among 6 dessert dishes, garnish with mint leaves or lime wedges and serve.
Cook's Notes
Adapted from Jacques Pépin's Simple and Healthy Cooking, by Jacques Pépin.
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