Stuffedcantaloupe Recipes

STUFFED CANTALOUPE

Steps:

• Cut about 1 inch off top of cantalopes. Scoop out seeds, discard. Using a soup sized spoon, remove a good 1/2 inch of flesh and set aside. Try to make as even as you can inside but don't worry yourself over it! The scooped out flesh can now be diced and used with the rest of the fruit.
• Make jello according to package directions using 13/4 cup hot water.
• Refrigerate until soft set about 11/2 hours.
• Add fruit,stirring well.
• Fill cantalope and place in a bowl so it sits upright. Return to refrigerator and chill until firmly set.
• TO SERVE:.
• Slice into 1/2 inch rings and halve the rings.
• Arrange on platter with other fruit choices to make an attractive platter.
• Example: if using strawberry gelatin, garnish with various fresh berries; if using lemon,lime,or orange, garnish with sliced oranges.
• Read box instructions for what fruit NOT to use.
• **Can use diabetic.

CANTALOUPE SALAD

Steps:

• Arrange cantaloupe slices on a serving platter. Drizzle with honey. Press the grated ginger firmly down into the bowl and then tilt bowl to 1 side to release juices, drizzling ginger juice over cantaloupe. Top with freshly torn mint and serve.

STUFFED CALAMARI

Steps:

• Clean squid. Remove tentacles and fins. Boil tentacles and fins for 15 minutes. Drain and cool. Chop finely. In mixing bowl, combine ricotta, egg, cheese, parsley, chopped tentacles and fins, salt and pepper. Stuff squid with cheese mixture. Close each end with a toothpick. After stuffed, dredge in flour. Heat the oil in large pan and saute squid until brown on all sides. Remove from pan. Drain oil from pan. Add garlic and white wine. Bring to a boil, turn heat down to a simmer and reduce to half. Add tomatoes, salt pepper, and oregano. Bring to a boil and cook 10 minutes. In roasting pan, place squid and pour over tomatoes. Cover pan with foil, bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and serve.

STUFFED CALAMARI, SICILIAN STYLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Clean the 12 large squid tubes; remove skin and cartilage inside the squid and rinse and clean. In a large pan saute onions in 2 tablespoons olive oil until soft. In a large bowl, combine the Sauteed onions, 1/2 cup of olive oil, garlic, 1 cup pecorino, 1/2 cup parsley, and the bread crumbs and mix well. Add the remaining 1/2 cup of oil to make the bread crumbs soft. Add the raisins last. Fill the squid tubes with the mixture and secure with a toothpick at the top opening. Lay the tubes in a baking pan with a little oil in the bottom of the pan, and bake for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, remove from oven and top with tomato sauce. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup of pecorino and an additional 1/4 cup of parsley. Put pan back in the oven and bake until the cheese is melted, 10 to 15 minutes.
• In a large frying pan, mix crushed tomatoes, garlic, basil, salt, pepper and sugar. Cook for 5 minutes and set aside.

ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS STUFFED CALAMARI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Rinse the calamari tubes and pat dry.
• In a large bowl, stir together the onions, 6 cloves garlic, shrimp, crabmeat and lemon juice. Spoon some of this mixture into each squid tube and seal the ends by 'sewing' with a toothpick. Arrange in a single layer in the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Set aside.
• Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in cream cheese and 2 cloves garlic. Cook and stir until cream cheese has melted. Gradually whisk in the milk. Cook until heated through and then remove from the heat and stir in the Parmesan cheese and pepper. Pour over all of the calamari tubes in the baking dish. Sprinkle about 2 tablespoons of Romano cheese on top of each one.
• Bake uncovered until the cheese is browned and sauce is bubbly. While the calamari is baking, Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add linguine pasta, and cook until al dente, about 8 minutes. Drain. Serve the stuffed calamari and sauce over a bed of linguine.

CANTALOUPE SORBET

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring sugar and water to a boil. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Transfer to a small bowl; refrigerate until chilled., Place the cantaloupe, lemon juice and sugar syrup in a food processor; cover and process for 2-3 minutes or until blended., Fill cylinder of ice cream freezer; freeze according to manufacturer's directions. Transfer to a freezer container; freeze for 4 hours or until firm.

CANTALOUPE DRESSING

Steps:

• In the container of a blender, combine the cantaloupe, yogurt and sugar. Blend until smooth. Chill or serve immediately.

CANTALOUPE A LA MODE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the first 5 ingredients; bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Add blueberries; cook until heated through. Fill cantaloupe with ice cream; top with sauce. Garnish with mint if desired.

SAUTEED CANTALOUPE WITH FLEUR DE SEL

Steps:

• Using a serrated knife, remove peel of both cantaloupes. Cut them in half lengthwise. With a spoon, gently remove seeds, being careful not to bruise the fruit.
• Set aside one cantaloupe half. Place remaining three halves cut side down on a cutting board. Slice each half lengthwise into six spears, for a total of 18 spears. Using a vegetable peeler, shave remaining cantaloupe half into paper-thin slices, and refrigerate.
• In a large saute pan over low heat, melt 4 tablespoons sugar until it liquefies and turns a light caramel color, about 1 1/2 minutes. Add half the cantaloupe spears, and saute for about 30 seconds on each side. Add 1/4 cup water, and simmer until water is almost gone, about 5 minutes. Transfer cantaloupe to a plate, and repeat with remaining cantaloupe spears, the remaining 4 tablespoons sugar, and an additional 1/4 cup water.
• To serve, sprinkle spears evenly with fleur de sel. Place three spears on each of six serving plates, and garnish with the chilled paper-thin cantaloupe slices and two turns of freshly ground pepper.

CRAZY CANTALOUPE SORBET

Steps:

• Scoop cantaloupe meat into a bowl and mash with a potato masher until smooth. Run cantaloupe through a strainer, collecting juice in a measuring cup. Collect 1 1/2 cup cantaloupe juice, adding enough mango juice to reach 1 1/2 cups as needed. Discard cantaloupe pulp or reserve for another use.
• Pour juice mixture into a bowl; mix in water and sugar until sugar is dissolved.
• Transfer juice mixture to an ice cream maker and follow manufacturer's instructions for sorbet.

FROSTY CANTALOUPE SHERBET

Steps:

• Cut cantaloupe in half; discard seeds. Scoop out pulp (there should be about 4 cups of melon). Place cantaloupe and 1 cup milk in a blender or food processor; cover and process until smooth., In a large saucepan, combine sugar and remaining milk. Sprinkle gelatin over top; let stand for 1 minute. Heat over low heat, stirring until gelatin is complete dissolved. , Stir in the corn syrup, salt and pureed cantaloupe. Pour into a 13-in. x 9-in. pan. Cover and freeze until partially frozen, about 3 hours, stirring occasionally., Place cantaloupe mixture in a blender; cover and process until smooth. Return to the pan. Cover and freeze until almost frozen, about 1 hour.