Melon Treena Recipes

MIGHTY MELON GREEN TEA SMOOTHIE

Steps:

• Combine tea, pineapple, cantaloupe, pear, yogurt, and mint leaves in a blender. Blend until smooth.

BOOZY MELON THREE WAYS

Steps:

• Tequila-Soaked Watermelon: Place sugar, tequila, orange liqueur, and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan and bring to a gentle simmer over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Let cool slightly. Arrange watermelon in a single layer in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Pour syrup over fruit. Cover and refrigerate at least 6 hours and up to 1 day. Serve with mint and a drizzle of syrup; sprinkle with flaky salt and squeeze with lime juice.
• Gin-Soaked Honeydew: Place sugar, gin, orange liqueur, and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan and bring to a gentle simmer over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Let cool slightly. Arrange honeydew in a single layer in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Pour syrup over fruit. Cover and refrigerate at least 6 hours and up to 1 day. Serve with tarragon and a drizzle of syrup; sprinkle with flaky salt and squeeze with lime juice.
• Vodka-Soaked Cantaloupe: Place sugar, vodka, orange liqueur, and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan and bring to a gentle simmer over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Let cool slightly. Arrange cantaloupe in a single layer in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Pour syrup over fruit. Cover and refrigerate at least 6 hours and up to 1 day. Serve with basil and a drizzle of syrup; sprinkle with flaky salt and squeeze with lime juice.

MELON-TINI

Steps:

• In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add the vodka and pineapple juice. Shake. Strain into a martini glass. Slowly pour the melon liqueur into the glass. It will sink to the bottom. Garnish with frozen melon balls skewered on stir-sticks and serve immediately.

REFRESHING MELON SALAD

Steps:

• Combine honeydew, galia melon, and watermelon in a bowl. Drizzle with lime juice and zest; toss to coat. Garnish with fresh mint.

MELON GRANITA

Steps:

• Tip the sugar and 125ml/4fl oz water into a saucepan. Scrape in the vanilla seeds and put in the pod as well, then heat gently until the sugar has dissolved. Bring to the boil and boil for 6-8 minutes to make a sugar syrup. Leave to cool and remove the vanilla pod.
• Halve the melons, scoop out and discard the seeds, then scoop the flesh onto a board and chop to a slush with a sharp knife (or you can do this in a food processor). Mix the sugar syrup and melon slush together with the lemon juice in a large shallow baking dish. Freeze uncovered for about 1 hour until crystals form around the edges. With a fork, stir the edges into the centre and mash well, then return to the freezer until crystals form again. Stir and refreeze as often as you can (say every half an hour or so) until the granita is frozen all over - this should take about 3 hours. Fork it up roughly when you serve it.

MELONADE

Steps:

• Fill a tumbler with ice cubes and pour in the melon liqueur, sour mix, vodka, and lemon-lime soda. Stir to mix.

MELON HEAVEN

Steps:

• Grate cantaloupe and place in a 2 quart pitcher. Fill the pitcher will water and place in the refrigerator overnight.
• Use a balling spoon to make little balls out of the honeydew melon. Add the honeydew melon balls to the cantaloupe mixture just before serving.

MELON FRUIT BOWL

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the melon, pineapple and strawberries; set aside. Place the dressing ingredients in a blender; cover and process until smooth. Serve with fruit salad.

MELON TRIO WITH SHERRY AND MINT

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, toss the honeydew melon, cantaloupe, and crenshaw melon cubes with sherry and 2 tablespoons of mint. Refrigerate for 1 hour to blend the flavors.
• To serve, spoon into decorative glasses, and garnish with a mint leaf or two.

MELON TREENA

Steps:

• Cut cantaloupe in half and remove seeds.
• Combine chopped ginger and sour cream, and place in melon halves.
• Drizzle syrup on top.