4 fruit salad melon shell Recipes

cantaloupe, halved (see step 1 & 2 if using shell for basket. if not using shell, seed melon now), honeydew melon, seeded, superfine sugar or 1/4 cup granulated sugar, fresh lime juice, lemon juice, orange-flavored liqueur (optional), lime zest, sliced fresh strawberries or 1 cup raspberries or 1 cup blueberries, seedless black grapes or 1 cup red seedless grapes

pear (red large cut into thin wedges), honeydew melon (peeled deseeded and chopped), banana (small halved lengthways diagonally sliced), passion fruit (pulp removed ), pistachios (unsalted shelled )

coconut milk, juice of 2 limes , plus 1 tsp lime zest, superfine sugar, star anise, salt, fresh lychees, shell removed, pitted, and roughly chopped or 1-oz can, cored and cubed fresh pineapple, cubed honeydew melon, cubed cantaloupe, cubed ripe papaya, mangos, skin removed, pitted , and cut into cubes, shredded coconut , for serving, optional