WATERMELON BOAT

Watermelon Boat image

"Wow!" is what folks will say when they dig into this lovely fruit salad piled high in an eye-catching watermelon boat. -Ruth Seitz, Columbus Junction, Iowa

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Lunch

Time 30m

Yield 32-36 servings (about 2 cups dressing).

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 cup lemon juice
3/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 large watermelon
1 large honeydew, cut into cubes or balls
1 large cantaloupe, cut into cubes or balls
2 pints fresh strawberries, sliced
1/2 pound green grapes

Steps:

Combine lemon juice, sugar and flour in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Stir 1/4 cup into eggs; return all to pan. Cook and stir for 15 minutes or until mixture coasts a spoon (do not boil). Cool. Fold in whipped cream; cover and chill until serving. , For watermelon boat, cut a thin slice from bottom of melon with a sharp knife to allow it to sit flat (see diagram at right). Mark a horizontal cutting line 2 in. above center of melon. With a long sharp knife, cut into melon along cutting line, making sure to cut all the way through. Gently pull off top section of rind. , Remove fruit from both sections and cut into cubes or balls; set aside. To cut decorative edge, place melon on its side. Position a 2-1/2-in. star cookie cutter against inside edge of melon, allowing only half of star to cut through rind (see diagram below). Use a mallet if necessary to help push cookie cutter through melon. , Insert a toothpick into flat edge of removed piece. Attach piece onto melon edge where last cut ends. Repeat cutting and attaching pieces until entire melon edge is completed. , In a large bowl, combine honeydew, cantaloupe, strawberries, grapes and watermelon; spoon into boat. Serve with dressing.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 303 calories, Fat 9g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 54mg cholesterol, Sodium 36mg sodium, Carbohydrate 57g carbohydrate (52g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 4g protein.