Ideas To Eat More Watermelon And Melon

Did you know that these two fruits are not only eaten as dessert or are part of the fruit salad? They are also ingredients for various bittersweet recipes that you can make to entertain your guests or family. Learn about the best ideas for eating more watermelon and cantaloupe in the following article.

Sweet and sour recipes with melon

Cold melon soup with ham

It is necessary that the melon is well ripe so that it has a stronger flavor, which can contrast with the ham broth. The ingredients are a melon, slices of Serrano ham and ham broth.

Cut the melon into pieces and add it to a container, pouring in the broth little by little depending on whether you want the soup more or less thick. Blend in the blender and serve by placing the ham slices.

Cantaloupe Gazpacho

It is an interesting recipe for the summer, refreshing that can be accompanied with a garnish of peach and oregano. The ingredients for 8 people are: a melon, a peach, a tomato, oregano leaves, a pinch of sugar, extra virgin olive oil.

• Cut the melon in half, remove the seeds and pulp.
• Second, peel the tomato and remove the seeds.
• Then put everything in the blender, along with the oregano and olive oil.
• Separately peel the peach and cut it into small cubes.
• Serve and pour the resulting cream on top.
• Finally, decorate with oregano leaves.

Melon and cheese ravioli

This dish is more than original, because the pasta is made with melon and filled with cheese. It is served with fried corn and arugula oil. You need a melon, a handful of arugula, a handful of fried corn, 20 grams of sugar, salt, chopped chives and olive oil.

• First put the arugula in the blender and pour in a good amount of olive oil.
• Crush and strain. Then cut thin slices of melon and place a piece of cheese on each of them.
• Wrap so they are circular in shape.
• Sprinkle sugar over each and caramelize. Crush the fried corns.
• Chop the chives finely and make mounds on a plate.

• Then place a ravioli on each one and season.
• Sprinkle with the corns and drizzle with the arugula oil before serving.
  
  

  Sweet recipes with watermelon and melon

  Melon timbale

  The ingredients for two people are: half a melon, two pots of yogurt, three tablespoons of sugar or stevia, six cookies, two tablespoons of strawberry jam.

  • Peel the melon and cut into long, thin slices. Spread a plate with jam, place a mold and line it with the melon, as if it were a basket.
  • Crush the cookies and mix them with the yogurt and sugar or stevia.
  • Then fill with that mixture.

  Watermelon foam

  You need three slices of watermelon, three egg whites, six grams of gelatin leaves, 100 grams of gelatin, 100 ml of water, a lemon, a kiwi, salt, powdered licorice, powdered cinnamon and mint leaves.

  • Soak the gelatin plates first.
  • Then prepare the syrup by heating water, sugar, the zest of a grated lemon, licorice and cinnamon (a pinch of each).
  • Then, in a bowl, place the egg whites and mix them with a mixer, adding the syrup little by little until you get a meringue.
  • Peel the watermelon and then cut a few slices.
  • Thread on a skewer. Peel and chop the kiwi. Serve mixing everything and decorating with mint.