Description
All of your favorite fruits, lightly sweetened, served in a watermelon ‘bowl’.
Ingredients
- 1 large watermelon
- 1 cantaloupe, halved and seeded
- 1 honeydew melon, halved and seeded
- 2 (15 ounce) cans mandarin oranges, drained
- 2 (20 ounce) cans pineapple chunks, drained
- 2 cups halved fresh strawberries
- 2 cups seedless grapes
- ½ cup water
- ¼ cup white sugar
- 2 tablespoons grated lemon zest
Instructions
- With a large
- sharp knife
- remove the top 1/4 section of the watermelon. With a melon baller
- scoop flesh from inside of watermelon
- removing as many seeds as possible. Leave 1/2 inch of flesh inside the shell of the watermelon. Scoop cantaloupe and honeydew in the same manner
- removing as much flesh as possible
- and discarding the rinds. Refrigerate fruits separately until ready to assemble.
- In a small saucepan over medium-high heat
- bring water and sugar to a boil. Remove from heat
- and continue stirring until sugar has completely dissolved. Add lemon zest
- and set aside to cool.
- To serve
- place watermelon balls
- cantaloupe
- honeydew
- oranges
- pineapple
- strawberries
- and grapes
- in a large mixing bowl. Pour syrup over
- and toss thoroughly. Transfer mixture to watermelon bowl
- and serve. Set aside any fruit mixture that will not fit. There will be enough fruit to refill the bowl.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 5 mins
Total Time: 50 mins
Servings: 20