FRUIT-FILLED CANTALOUPE BASKETS by NancyC
Makes 4 servings

2 cantaloupes
1 cup blueberries
2 cups halved strawberries (stems removed)
1/4 cup apple juice or apple cider
1 1/2 Tablespoons lemon juice
Optional sweetener: 1 Tablespoon honey, or to taste
1 bunch frisee or green leaf lettuce

Cut cantaloupes in half and remove seeds (if you’re talented at cutting the melon halves with fancy edges, you can do that…if you’re not, they still look nice just cut in half with plain edges).

Scoop round balls of cantaloupe out of each half with a melon baller or small round spoon, leaving about 1/2 inch of cantaloupe on the inside of the melon.

Combine cantaloupe balls, blueberries, and strawberries, (or other fruit if you’re substituting or adding any) in a large bowl.

In small bowl, mix the apple juice, lemon juice, and honey, if desired; pour this mixture over the fruit mixture and toss lightly.

Line the cantaloupe halves with frisee or green leaf lettuce and spoon fruit mixture into each cantaloupe half. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

NOTE: Other fruits you can substitute or add include: pineapple chunks, mandarin oranges, grapes, blackberries, raspberries, banana slices, and/or sliced kiwifruit. Have fun making this recipe “your own!”

Recipe from NancyC | nancy-c.com