25 cool melon Recipes

silken tofu, white soy sauce, very ripe 3-lb melons (such as cavaillon and charentais), sea salt, sherry vinegar, unsalted butter, white onion, halved, thinly sliced, lightly toasted marcona almonds, almond oil , preferably extra-virgin cold-pressed, fresh herbs , such as chervil sprigs or micro basil

casaba melon, seeded and cubed, coconut milk, lime juice, freshly grated ginger, salt

cubed cantaloupe, cubed honeydews, low-fat vanilla frozen yogurt, water, fresh mint leaves

ripe orange-fleshed melon, smoked bacon, flat leaf parsley, honey, lemon , juice of, olive oil, black pepper , to taste

yellow cornmeal, all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, unsalted butter, melted and cooled, milk, egg, dijon mustard, sliced cooked virginia country ham *, cut into 1 1/2- by 1/3-inch strips, melon apple chutney

salami, try : salami felino, finocchiona, napolitano, soppressata or cacciatore or a bit of each., bacon bits or small pieces of kielbasa or other such flavourful sausage., shaved smoked ham ., olives , basic lack or kalamata type, red, pink, green or brown., artichokes, fresh , in a jar or whatever. i like fresh., mushrooms , , . puffballs, morels, oyster, button, straw, porto bella, shitake, etc., tomatoes , please use vine ripened., fresh mug bean or alfalfa sprouts., peppers , bell, anaheim, whatever suits., fresh melon , cantaloupe, honey dew, etc., asparagus tips. again , fresh is best but any kind in a pinch; or use fresh spinach., cheese. take your pick according to your taste. different taste in cheese really changes the whole salad., cooked beetroot. fresh is best but canned will do. drain well ., baby (miniature) corn cobs; well drained ., olive oil. i use the old fashioned kind to get more flavour., some good wine vinegar, smoked salmon. if you can tsp get good smoked salmon don tsp use any ., braised small medallions of spiced beef , lamb, pork, fowl, alligator, etc. dice into 2 by 2 cubes. take your pick or do two or three kinds and let your table mates choose. cook to taste, cool before serving., shrimp , crab, lobster, squid, fish, etc. if it needs cooking do that and let it cool., boiled egg sliced ., salad dressings of your choice., seeded dates ., raw cauliflower or broccoli., sunflower seeds or your choice of nuts., sliced tomatoes & sliced bell or anaheim peppers., fresh endive or iceberg lattice. try the tinder tips of watercress, romaine lattice, etc., sliced maui onion. if you can tsp get maui onions get the mildest you can find ., anything i forgot

cut, sliced , chopped fresh fruit-strawberries, bananas, berries of all kinds, apples, melon, mango, kiwi, pineapple, etc., prepared vanilla pudding or 1 small box of pudding mix with 2 cups of milk, mixed well and chilled, heavy whipping cream whipped or 1 large container of cool whip, your favorite jam , jelly or fruit preseves, heated until warm, sliced almonds , chopped walnuts or pecans, sheet of frozen puffed pastry , frozen pie crust (or fresh pie crust), commerical cookie dough or homemade shortbread cookie dough (pillsbury sugar cookie dough or chocolate chip dough)

shrimp, cooked, cooled and halved crosswise, ripe plum tomatoes, diced, limes , juice of, ripe hass avocadoes, halved and pitted (the dark kind of avocados), ripe cantaloupe , cut into balls with a melon scooper, honeydew melon , cut into balls, mayonnaise, sour cream, cilantro, chopped, fresh cilantro (to garnish )

cubed peeled cantaloupe, divided, cubed peeled honeydew melon, divided, vanilla low-fat frozen yogurt, water, fresh mint leaves

creme de menthe, honey, sour cream (or i have used 1/2 and 1/2 lite cool whip), drops green food coloring, if you wish, fresh mint leaves, for garnish, fresh fruit, cut into bite-size pieces (strawberries, grapes, pineapple, melon balls, etc.)

honeydew melon, cubed, cucumber, finely chopped, zucchini, finely chopped, sliced green onion, cooked chicken , shredded rotisserie chicken, lime juice, canola oil, water, snipped fresh mint, sugar, black pepper, whole-grain pita bread rounds

honeydew melon, peeled, seeded , and cut into 1-inch pieces, loosely packed fresh mint leaves, fresh lime juice (about 3 limes), honey, salt, lime slices (optional), sliced fresh mint leaves (optional)

marshmallow creme, light sour cream, lime, ground cinnamon, cantaloupe or 1 honeydew melon, mixed fruit

honeydew melon, ripe, lime, juiced, gin, lemon zest, chopped mint, fresh squeezed lime juice (8 to 10 limes), water, simple sugar syrup (1 cup sugar plus 1 cup water, boiled then cooled), whole basil leaves, egg white (optional)

cool whip ultra light whipped topping, non-fat vanilla yogurt, melon, berries, pineapple, kiwi, grapes, peach, pear, nectarine (etc.)

fruit-flavored cream cheese, marshmallow cream, cool whip, mixed fruit, cut into chunks (cantaloupe, honeydew melon, pineapple, apple, banana, grapes, strawberries, etc....)