Today we are considering the necessity of a melon baller. I have had one for a long time. I have used it many times for making melon balls and I have also used it to form balls when making truffles, mini cookies, and once when I needed to form mini balls of cheese. It worked great. Earlier this week I saw a melon baller for sale for only $1.00. I know you can find some that cost more. The only difference I could see between the $1.00 gadget and the more expensive ones was the quality of the materials used to manufacture them. I don’t remember how much I paid for mine, but it was very much worth purchasing. One thing I might note, is that I don’t keep mine in my gadget drawer. It gets use, but not all the time. So I keep it on a shelf in the pantry, where I can get to it quick enough, but I don’t have to move it a hundred times when I am looking in my gadget drawer.
Lets Make a Fruit Bowl!
1 Cantaloupe
1 1/2 cups Strawberries
2 Bananas
1 individual size Watermelon
Cut your watermelon just a little north of the half way point.
This one sits evenly. I checked it at the store before I bought it.
If you get one that doesn’t want to sit evenly, just slice a
little off the bottom until you are happy with it.
Start scooping the watermelon.
Put all the scooped balls in a bowl and refrigerate.
Set the watermelon shell aside.
Cut your cantaloupe in half.
Scoop out the seeds and membrane.
I used a Tuscan Cantaloupe. This was the first time I have ever had one,
and it was by far the best cantaloupe I have ever had!
Scoop the cantaloupe out of the melon.
Place in a separate bowl or in the bowl with the watermelon.
Wash the strawberries.
Trim the top off of each strawberry,
then cut each strawberry in half.
Slice 2 bananas.
Start to fill up your watermelon half.
I layered watermelon, the cantaloupe, strawberries,
and then one banana.
Then I layered it again until it reached the top.
There it is. Simple and delicious!!
Thanks for joining me today!
Tomorrow I will post the grocery list for next week!
Have a great weekend!
See you tomorrow.