Strawberries And Melon In Plum Wine Food

STRAWBERRIES AND WINE

Steps:

• Place strawberries into a medium bowl. Dust with sugar, then pour the wine over them. Cover and refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours.
• Let the strawberries stand at room temperature for 15 to 20 minutes before serving. Spoon berries into 6 dessert cups, and distribute the remaining wine over the berries.

GEORGES'S MELON AND WILD STRAWBERRIES WITH SWEET WINE

Steps:

• Using a stainless-steel knife, cut melons in half, creating a sawtooth edge. Scoop out seeds and stringy fibers. Using a melon baller, scoop flesh from melons. Place melon balls in a large bowl, and sprinkle with sugar. Add wine, lemon juice, and basil. Cover with plastic wrap, and transfer to refrigerator to macerate for 2 hours. Scrape remaining melon from shells until smooth, creating bowls. Cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Spoon macerated melon balls into shells. Top with strawberries and raspberries. Garnish with mint, and serve immediately.

MELON WITH STRAWBERRIES AND RASPBERRIES

Steps:

• Halve the melon. Remove the seeds. Fill the well with sliced strawberries and raspberries. If you want, add a splash of kirsch or Grand Marnier.

FRESH MELON AND STRAWBERRIES WITH MARSALA

Steps:

• Wash and hull the strawberries.
• Cut each cantaloupe in half and remove the seeds.
• With a round melon baler, scoop out the pulp.
• Reserve the cantaloupe shells.
• Put melon balls and strawberries into a large bowl.
• Add 1/2-cup sugar and the Marsala wine; mix well.
• Refrigerate for several hours.
• Sprinkle the cantaloupe shells with the remaining sugar and refrigerate for several hours.
• Fill cantaloupe shells with the marinated melon and strawberries.
• Spoon some of the juice over the fruit.
• Serve chilled.

STRAWBERRY, MELON & GINGER SUNDAES

Steps:

• Gently mix the melon and strawberries together in a large bowl with a spoon or your hands, then pile half into four glass tumblers. Sprinkle with half the biscuit crumbs.
• Stir the chopped ginger and syrup into the yogurt and spoon into the tumblers. Pile the rest of the fruit on top, then scatter with the remaining crumbs.
• Sprinkle a teaspoon of muscovado sugar on top of each dessert and chill until ready to serve (up to 2 hours ahead) - the sugar will gradually melt to give a yummy toffee flavour.
• Take out of the fridge about 15 minutes before serving, so they are not too chilled.

STRAWBERRIES AND MELON IN PLUM WINE

Steps:

• If the strawberries are large, cut in half lengthwise.
• Add the sugar and let them sit for 1 hour at room temperature.
• If your berries are particularly sweet, reduce the sugar by half.
• Place the strawberries in a serving bowl and add the melon.
• Add the plum wine and stir gently to mix.
• Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• Spoon fruit and sauce into bowls and serve.

STRAWBERRY MELON SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• In a large salad serving bowl, toss together the spinach, strawberries, and cantaloupe. In a smaller mixing bowl, mix together the jam, vinegar, honey, and oil.
• Drizzle dressing over salad; toss.
• Sprinkle chopped nuts over the top.

NECTARINES, STRAWBERRIES AND MELON IN ORANGE-HONEY SPICED SYRUP

Steps:

• Using vegetable peeler, remove peel (orange part only) from oranges. Set peel aside (reserve oranges for another use).
• Combine 2 cups water, honey, star anise and cinnamon stick in medium saucepan. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean. Bring to boil, stirring to dissolve honey. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer until liquid is reduced to 1 1/2 cups, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in reserved orange peel. Cool syrup. Strain into large bowl; discard solids. (Can be made 1 day ahead; chill.)
• Using melon baller, scoop out enough fruit from melon to equal 4 cups. Combine melon balls, nectarines and strawberries in large bowl. Add syrup; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate at least 5 hours and up to 8 hours.
• Ladle fruit mixture into bowls. Garnish with orange peel strips, if desired.

STRAWBERRY-MELON SUMMER SALAD

Steps:

• In a salad bowl, whisk together the lemon yogurt, honey, and lemon juice until smooth, and gently fold in the watermelon balls, cantaloupe balls, and strawberries. Toss to coat, and serve.

STRAWBERRY WATERMELON SUMMER DRINK

Steps:

• Combine white cranberry juice, strawberries, watermelon, and cosmopolitan drink mix in a blender; pulse until well blended. Add ice and blend until desired consistency is reached; pour into a martini glass.

STRAWBERRY MELON FIZZ

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, water and mint; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 10 minutes. Remove from the heat; allow to cool completely. Discard mint. , Combine strawberries and melon. Just before serving, fill tall glasses with fruit and drizzle each with 1 tablespoon syrup. Add ginger ale to each glass.

STRAWBERRIES IN WHITE WINE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the wine, sugar, and lemon zest.
• Stir to dissolve the sugar.
• Add the berries and mix well.
• Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. Serve in stemmed glasses.
• NOTE: These are alchoholic, so it's not recomended to serve these for children. For a non-alchoholic version, replace the wine with sparling white grape juice or cider.

STRAWBERRY AND MELON SALAD

Steps:

• Mix first 4 ingredients until blended.
• Combine greens and fruit in large bowl.
• Top with dressing mixture; toss lightly. Top with sunflower kernels.