Strawberry Filled Melon Bowls Recipe
Ingredients
| Oranges | 2 Large | |
| Water | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Sugar | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 2 tablespoons orange-flavored liqueur (optional) | ||
| 1 basket strawberries | ||
| Cantaloupes | 2 Medium | |
Directions
With a vegetable peeler, remove zest (colored part of peel) from oranges.
Cut zest into 1-inch-long, thin strips.
In a pan, combine zest and water; simmer, covered, until tender (about 10 minutes); drain and set peel aside.
Ream juice from oranges (you should have about 1 cup).
Place in pan and add sugar.
Boil over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until sauce is reduced to 3/4 cup (about 15 minutes).
Add orange peel and cook for 3 minutes longer.
Cool; add liqueur, if desired; then cover and chill.
Up to 4 hours before serving, wash, hull, and slice strawberries; gently stir into syrup.
Cover and chill.
Just before serving, cut cantaloupes in half, making a plain or a zigzag edge.
Scoop out and discard seeds.
Evenly spoon strawberries and syrup into the hollow of each melon half.
Cut zest into 1-inch-long, thin strips.
In a pan, combine zest and water; simmer, covered, until tender (about 10 minutes); drain and set peel aside.
Ream juice from oranges (you should have about 1 cup).
Place in pan and add sugar.
Boil over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until sauce is reduced to 3/4 cup (about 15 minutes).
Add orange peel and cook for 3 minutes longer.
Cool; add liqueur, if desired; then cover and chill.
Up to 4 hours before serving, wash, hull, and slice strawberries; gently stir into syrup.
Cover and chill.
Just before serving, cut cantaloupes in half, making a plain or a zigzag edge.
Scoop out and discard seeds.
Evenly spoon strawberries and syrup into the hollow of each melon half.
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