MELON BALLS WITH PORT RECIPE
Craving for a refreshing cocktail? Nothing beats with the traditional melon balls and port combination. Get the freshest melons and drink up. Cheers!
Provided by Recipes.net Team
Categories Cocktail
Time 3h10m
Yield 1
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Scoop out melon meat with a melon baller.
- Place the melon balls in a glass and pour all your liquids. Mix to combine.
- Cover and set aside in your freezer for roughly 3 to 5 hours. You want the melon balls to be partially frozen and very cold.
- Portion accordingly and garnish with fresh mint leaves. You may also drain the melon balls from the liquid before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 791.00kcal, Carbohydrate 106.00g, Fat 1.00g, Fiber 5.00g, Protein 5.00g, SaturatedFat 1.00g, ServingSize 1.00, Sodium 118.00mg, Sugar 90.00g, UnsaturatedFat 1.00g
MELON AND PROSCIUTTO WITH BALSAMIC VINEGAR AND MINT
Categories Appetizer Quick & Easy Wheat/Gluten-Free Melon Mint Summer Prosciutto Gourmet
Yield Serves 4 as a first course
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a small bowl stir together the vinegar, the minced mint, and the sugar, let the mixture stand for 30 minutes, and force it through a fine sieve set over a bowl, pressing hard on the solids. Arrange 3 wedges of the melon on each of 4 chilled plates and drizzle each serving with some of the vinegar mixture. Drape each serving of melon with a slice of the prosciutto and garnish the plates with the mint sprigs.
MELON WITH PORT AND MINT
Categories Fruit Herb Appetizer Marinate Low Sodium Melon Mint Port Summer Bon Appétit
Yield Serves 10
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Combine 1/3 cup water, 2 tablespoons minced mint and sugar in small saucepan. Stir over low heat until sugar dissolves. Bring to simmer. Remove from heat. Cover; let syrup stand at room temperature at least 2 hours or overnight.
- Strain syrup into small bowl. Stir in Port and 2 tablespoons minced fresh mint. Arrange melon slices on platter. Pour Port syrup over. Cover and chill 2 hours. Garnish with mint sprigs.
MELON WITH MINT & FETA
Combine the flavours of melon, feta and mint in a refreshing summer snack. This is also a great low-calorie starter if you have friends round
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Snack, Starter
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Take each wedge of melon and slice between the rind and flesh to separate them, then cut downwards to make bite-size chunks. Flick out the seeds, scatter over the feta and mint, and squeeze over the lime before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 115 calories, Fat 5 grams fat, SaturatedFat 3 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 14 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 14 grams sugar, Fiber 0.3 grams fiber, Protein 4 grams protein, Sodium 0.51 milligram of sodium
MELON WITH PORT
For this simple and refreshing dessert, ruby port is poured into a halved Charentais melon. The fortified wine brings out the fruit's sweetness; dark chocolate adds a bittersweet touch.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Pour 3 tablespoons port into center of each melon half. Garnish with mint, and serve with chocolate batons.
MELON WITH PORT
You can use a wide variety of melons in with this recipe. Honeydew, Cantaloupe, Crenshaw, Casaba are all very nice. Very simple. The melon drinks up the port and makes a cooling summer-time dessert for adults. Be careful not to let it sit too long or the alcohol with absorb into the rind. Can be doubled or tripled easily. Cooking time is time to stand.
Provided by Cynna
Categories Dessert
Time 40m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 2
Steps:
- Cut melon horizontally in half.
- Scoop out and discard seeds.
- Place melon halves on individual serving plates.
- Pour up to 1/4 cup of ruby port into each half.
- Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 403.1, Fat 1.7, SaturatedFat 0.5, Sodium 150.6, Carbohydrate 82.2, Fiber 8.2, Sugar 76, Protein 7.8
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