5 fresh french melon Recipes

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

olive oil, onion, very finely sliced (about 2 large), flour, beef stock, dried thyme, acini di pepe pasta (or any other very small pasta like orchiette, stelle or seme di melone) or 1/2 lb orzo pasta (or any other very small pasta like orchiette, stelle or seme di melone), shredded parmesan cheese, kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper

head iceberg lettuce , small, honeydew melon, cantaloupe, stalks celery, sliced, cucumber, sliced thin, olive oil , extra virgin, lemon juice, preferably fresh, salt, liquid honey

head romaine lettuce , carefully washed and patted dry, and torn into bite-sized pieces, red sweet bell pepper , cut into 1/4-inch strips, ripe mangoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces, ripe cantaloupe, peeled, seeded and cut into 1-inch cubes, chopped green onions , including some of the green tops, french nicoise olives, broken walnut pieces, toasted, chopped fresh mint , plus mint sprigs for garnish, oranges , in segments (preferably seedless navel ), cooked jumbo shrimp, shelled and deveined (optional), fresh lemon, quartered, walnut white wine vinegar, salt, fresh ground pepper, extra virgin olive oil