Grape And Melon Salad For Fifty Plus Food

MELON GRAPE SALAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk the first five ingredients. Refrigerate. Just before serving, arrange the lettuce, melon and grapes on salad plates. Drizzle with dressing.

MELON AND GRAPE SALAD

Steps:

• Combine melons and grapes. Combine sugar and juices; our over fruit and toss to coat. Cover and chill for 1 hour. Serve with a slotted spoon.

HERB MELON SALAD

Steps:

• Combine the vinegar and sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer, stirring often to dissolve the sugar. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
• Put the cantaloupe and honeydew in a bowl and toss with the basil and mint. Drizzle with the sweetened vinegar and toss lightly. Pile the melon on a platter and sprinkle with the flake salt.

WATERMELON SALAD WITH GRAPES AND CITRUS

Steps:

• Combine watermelon and red grapes in a bowl. Sprinkle lemon zest and lime zest over fruit and toss lightly. Cover bowl and refrigerate, about 1 hour.

REFRESHING MELON AND GRAPE SALAD

Steps:

• Add boiling juice to gelatin mixes in medium bowl; stir 2 min. or until completely dissolved. Stir in seltzer and lemon juice. Refrigerate 1-1/2 hours or until thickened.
• Stir in fruit. Spoon into 6-cup mold sprayed with cooking spray.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm. Unmold.

MELON AND GREEN GRAPE SALAD

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, combine the first 3 ingredients.
• In a small bowl, mix together the chopped mint leaves, lime juice, and honey; pour over fruit; toss to coat.
• Cover and refrigerate several hours.
• In a large glass serving bowl, line lettuce leaves along the bottom and sides of bowl.
• Spoon melon mixture into the center of bowl; garnish with mint sprigs.

GRAPE AND MELON SALAD FOR FIFTY PLUS

Steps:

• Cut all melon flesh into cubes, or use a melon baller.
• Combine sugar and all fruit juices, then pour over fruit, tossing to coat.
• Cover and chill for at least one hour, and use a slotted spoon when serving.
• Serving suggestion: Instead of serving the fruit salad out of a regular bowl, try cutting the watermelon in half length-wise, remove flesh as instructed above, then use the empty'shell' as the serving bowl for the finished fruit salad.

SWEET & SAVORY WATERMELON SALAD

Steps:

• Dice watermelon into big chunks, approximately 1" square. Thinly slice the red onion lengthwise, end to end, not crosswise, and separate into individual strands. Combine both ingredients in mixing bowl.
• Sprinkle in the red wine vinegar. Toss lightly.
• Thinly slice, or ribbon, a few fresh leaves of basil. Sprinkle over the melon salad as garnish and serve.

TOMATO & MELON SALAD

Steps:

• Gently combine the melon, cucumber, tomatoes and herbs in a large bowl. Mix the olive oil and mint sauce with some seasoning, then pour over the other ingredients and stir again to coat in the mint dressing. Serve chilled, with slices of toasted baguette, rubbed with a fresh cut garlic clove if you like.

MELON AND GRAPE SALAD FOR 50 +

Steps:

• 1. Combine melons and grapes. Combine sugar and juices; pour over fruit and toss to coat. Cover and chill for 1 hour. Serve with a slotted spoon. Serves: 50-54 (about 1 c. each)