10 charentais melon Recipes

diced orange-fleshed melon , such as charentais (1/4- to 1/2-in. cubes), diced cucumber (1/4- to 1/2-in. cubes ), chopped red onion, serrano chile, stemmed, halved, and sliced, roughly chopped cilantro, lime juice, vegetable oil, kosher salt

sugar, water, grated orange peel, chilled 1-inch cubes peeled seeded charentais or other melon, chilled whipping cream, powdered sugar, fresh mint sprigs (optional)

charentais muskmelons, white pineau (approx ) or 200 ml sherry wine, port (approx) or 200 ml fortified wine (approx), fresh mint sprig, to serve

fresh basil leaves, extra-virgin olive oil plus additional for drizzling, fresh lemon juice, sea salt, cantaloupe or honeydew melon or 2 small charentais melons, halved, peeled, seeded, thinly sliced, sliced serrano ham or prosciutto, marcona almonds,* coarsely chopped, chopped fresh parsley

caster sugar, level tbsp chopped fresh mint, orange-flesh melon , eg, charentais, de-seeded and peeled, watermelon, peeled, mint , for decoration

fresh lemon juice, chopped shallot (about 1 medium), champagne vinegar, grated lemon peel, olive oil, chopped fresh mint leaves plus 10 mint leaves, thinly sliced, tamari soy sauce, ripe medium cantaloupe or honeydew melon or 2 small charentais melons, halved, seeded, peeled, very thinly sliced, celery stalks , very thinly sliced on diagonal (about 1 2/3 cups), green onions, thinly sliced (about 1/2 cup), radishes, trimmed, thinly sliced (about 1/4 cup), extra-virgin olive oil (for drizzling )

ripe charentais melon or 3 cups cantaloupe, black nicoise olives, fresh ground melange pepper

water, honey, star anise, cinnamon stick, vanilla bean, split, zest of 1/2 lime, zest of 1/2 orange, stalk lemongrass, trimmed and roughly chopped, mint leaves, chopped, mango, diced, pineapple, diced, blood (or navel ) orange fillets, mamey sapote, diced, charentais (or other favorite ) melon, diced, lychees, peeled (substitute as desired), grapes, sliced in half, coconut meat, thinly sliced, toasted and broken into bitesized pieces, passion fruit , cut in half crosswise, very ripe finger bananas , (or quartered regular bananas), sliced in half, lengthwise, star fruit, sliced into 1/4-inch thick slices