13 charentais Recipes

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

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

cold brewed coffee, cognac (brulot -high alcohol 58%), lumps of sugar

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

beefsteak tomatoes, peeled and thinly sliced, olive oil, salt, fresh basil, finely chopped, parsley, finely chopped, lemon zest, grated, cognac

tomatoes, chopped, an orange fleshed melon , such as charentais,cut into cubes, ready-peeled ready to eat tiger shrimp, fresh coriander, chili powder (i use mild ), flour tortilla, shredded lettuce

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

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

milk, good-quality yogurt , preferably not fat-free, honey, cantaloupe or another orange melon, such as crenshaw, charentais, or cavaillon, green honeydew melon, watermelon, light brown sugar, limes, cut into wedges

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 )

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