Melon Rings With Strawberries Recipes

STRAWBERRY SOUP WITH MELON BALLS

Steps:

• Puree strawberries with sugar in a food processor or blender and pass through a sieve.
• In a saucepan heat the jelly with Kirsch just until dissolved. Remove from heat and add pureed strawberries and orange juice. Return saucepan to the heat and thin mixture with more juice to make a "soup-like" mixture; heat just until warm - don't overheat or you will destroy the flavor of the fruit.
• Ladle out soup and float melon balls over the top.

MELON WITH STRAWBERRIES AND RASPBERRIES

Steps:

• Halve the melon. Remove the seeds. Fill the well with sliced strawberries and raspberries. If you want, add a splash of kirsch or Grand Marnier.

STRAWBERRY-MELON SUMMER SALAD

Steps:

• In a salad bowl, whisk together the lemon yogurt, honey, and lemon juice until smooth, and gently fold in the watermelon balls, cantaloupe balls, and strawberries. Toss to coat, and serve.

GEORGES'S MELON AND WILD STRAWBERRIES WITH SWEET WINE

Steps:

• Using a stainless-steel knife, cut melons in half, creating a sawtooth edge. Scoop out seeds and stringy fibers. Using a melon baller, scoop flesh from melons. Place melon balls in a large bowl, and sprinkle with sugar. Add wine, lemon juice, and basil. Cover with plastic wrap, and transfer to refrigerator to macerate for 2 hours. Scrape remaining melon from shells until smooth, creating bowls. Cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Spoon macerated melon balls into shells. Top with strawberries and raspberries. Garnish with mint, and serve immediately.

STRAWBERRY, MELON & GINGER SUNDAES

Steps:

• Gently mix the melon and strawberries together in a large bowl with a spoon or your hands, then pile half into four glass tumblers. Sprinkle with half the biscuit crumbs.
• Stir the chopped ginger and syrup into the yogurt and spoon into the tumblers. Pile the rest of the fruit on top, then scatter with the remaining crumbs.
• Sprinkle a teaspoon of muscovado sugar on top of each dessert and chill until ready to serve (up to 2 hours ahead) - the sugar will gradually melt to give a yummy toffee flavour.
• Take out of the fridge about 15 minutes before serving, so they are not too chilled.

STRAWBERRY AND MELON SALAD

Steps:

• Mix first 4 ingredients until blended.
• Combine greens and fruit in large bowl.
• Top with dressing mixture; toss lightly. Top with sunflower kernels.

STRAWBERRIES AND MELON IN PLUM WINE

Steps:

• If the strawberries are large, cut in half lengthwise.
• Add the sugar and let them sit for 1 hour at room temperature.
• If your berries are particularly sweet, reduce the sugar by half.
• Place the strawberries in a serving bowl and add the melon.
• Add the plum wine and stir gently to mix.
• Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• Spoon fruit and sauce into bowls and serve.

WATERMELON, STRAWBERRY, AND HERBS

Steps:

• Mix watermelon and strawberries together in a bowl; add mint leaves and lavender flowers. Squeeze lemon over watermelon mixture and stir.

MELON RINGS WITH STRAWBERRIES

Steps:

• Cut melon crosswise into 5 1 inch rings.
• Remove seeds and put on serving plate.
• With a knife loosen pulp from rind but do not removed the rind.
• Slice pulp into bite size pieces.
• Arrange 5 or 6 strawberries (with hulls attached) in center of melon ring.