This melon ball salad is cool and refreshing. It’s perfect for summer months, picnics and holiday gatherings.

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This melon ball salad is not only easy, but it’s fun to put it together, too! You’ll need a small watermelon (seedless if possible), a cantaloupe, and a green honey dew melon. And most importantly, a melon baller. I use this one because it has two different-sized scoops on a single utensil, which is very handy. With this salad I needed to use the two different-sized scoops because of how the melons where cut.

Cut the melons in half. Scoop out the seeds from the cantaloupe and honey dew. Then work around the perimeter of each melon as you scoop, like so:

After my first pass at scooping the melons, I turned each half on its side and carefully vertically cut away the scooped sections revealing a new perimeter that was solid and scoop-able. Hope that made sense. Basically, you want to be able to scoop out more melon, so cut away the part that you’ve already scooped.

If not serving this salad immediately, carefully arrange the melon balls in your serving dish and refrigerate.

I usually serve the salad without a dressing because I think the melons are sweet enough, but a squirt of lime and a drizzle of honey makes a simple dressing.

TIP: if you have melon balls left over, freeze them in a plastic bag and use later in sparkling water, like so:

Enjoy!

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Melon Ball Salad

 

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Prep time

20 mins

Total time

20 mins

 

Melon Ball Salad

Author: Zesty Olive

Serves: 4-6 servings

Ingredients

• 1 small seedless watermelon
• 1 cantaloupe
• 1 honey dew melon
• Special utensil needed: melon baller

Instructions

1. Cut each melon in half. Scoop out the seeds from the cantaloupe and honey dew.
   
   
2. Work around the perimeter of each melon as you scoop sections with the melon ball utensil.
   
   
3. After your first pass at scooping, reveal more melon by cutting away the section that you've already scooped. Try turning each melon half on its side and carefully vertically cut away the scooped sections revealing a new perimeter that's solid and scoop-able.
   
   
4. If not serving this salad immediately, carefully arrange the melon balls in your serving dish and refrigerate.
   
   
5. Optional Dressing
6. The juice of one lime and ¼ cup honey. Drizzle over salad and very carefully toss.

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This Red, White, and Blue Fruit Salad is perfect for any patriotic holiday gathering or just on its own.

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This fresh fruit salad is so simple to put together. I used organic fruits: strawberries, blueberries, and bananas. Just rinse the berries and pat them dry with paper towels. Slice the strawberries and bananas and just toss in the blueberries.

I think fresh fruit salads can stand on their own, but I do like the addition of just a little honey and lemon, dressed just prior to serving. I add the juice of a lemon to the fruit and toss carefully before drizzling a little honey over the top of the fruit.

If honey and lemon isn’t your thing, add a little freshly whipped cream to the top. Here, I’ve used freshly whipped coconut milk cream.

Honestly, fresh fruit can stand on its own without any help, don’t you think? Whichever way you choose to “dress” it, enjoy!

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Red, White, and Blue Fruit Salad

 

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Prep time

10 mins

Total time

10 mins

 

Red, White, and Blue Fruit Salad

Author: Zesty Olive

Serves: 2-4 servings

Ingredients

• 2 cups organic strawberries, washed, dried and sliced
• 1 cup organic blueberries, washed and dried
• 2 ripe organic bananas, peeled and sliced
• ¼ cup honey
• 1 organic lemon, juiced

Instructions

1. Wash and dry strawberries and blueberries. Dry them well on a paper towel and gently pat dry to soak up water.
   
   
2. Slice strawberries and bananas.
   
   
3. Add strawberries, blueberries, and bananas to a serving bowl.
   
   
4. Squeeze/pour lemon juice over fruit.
   
   
5. Drizzle honey over fruit. Gently toss fruit salad, making sure lemon and honey are evenly distributed.
   
   
6. Optional: serve with a dollop of freshly whipped coconut cream.
   
   
7. Recipe is easily doubled.

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