How do you make a watermelon basket fruit salad?
Watermelon season is from about August to October in the Northern Hemisphere, but this sweet fruit can be now be had year round due to modern day shipping conveniences. This fruit salad basket can be used for many events, such as school meetings, church socials, and spring holiday parties. It is festive, adorable, and delicious. • Purchase a perfectly ripe watermelon. This is important because although you are using the shell for a “basket”, the insides will still be eaten. If the insides are over-ripe, it may be difficult to work with. But, if the fruit is under ripe, your salad will be bland and flavorless, which is not how a fresh salad should taste. When you have any doubts regarding the freshness of a fruit, ask the produce manager at your local supermarket. • Mark the top of the melon as shown. • With a long, thin bladed knife, cut out the top of the watermelon, leaving the center as handle. After cutting out the handle, begin to make it appear wavy by slowly cutting out semicirc
• Purchase a perfectly ripe watermelon. This is important because although you are using the shell for a “basket”, the insides will still be eaten. If the insides are over-ripe, it may be difficult to work with. But, if the fruit is under ripe, your salad will be bland and flavorless, which is not how a fresh salad should taste. When you have any doubts regarding the freshness of a fruit, ask the produce manager at your local supermarket. • Mark the top of the melon as shown. • With a long, thin bladed knife, cut out the top of the watermelon, leaving the center as handle. After cutting out the handle, begin to make it appear wavy by slowly cutting out semicircles from the skin. • Use the melon baller to scoop the flesh out. Put the about half of the melon balls into one bowl. You will be filling the basket with them later. The other half of the melon can be stored or eaten right away – it won’t be needed for the fruit salad. • Use an ice cream scoop to scrap the inside walls of the wa
