Fruit! Glorious Fruit!

Here is the fruit display I made for our Fourth of July Cookout. Nothing is more refreshing on a warm summer day than a nice fruit salad (and the cold beverage of your choice)! This is really easy to do. I should have taken photos while I was cutting the watermelon but I wasn't thinking. However, it is pretty self explanatory. I just inserted a paring knife into the watermelon to make each v-shape and then separated the melon. You can draw a template for yourself if you want to keep it even. I just wing it though. Make sure before you open up the watermelon that you do make a slight mark on the top and bottom of one v-shaped cut. That way you can put the watermelon back together with a perfect fit. I always scoop out with a melon-baller and scrape out all of the unwanted rind the night before. I put the fruit in a large Ziploc bag and then put the watermelon back together, wrap it with foil and stick it in the fridge to keep it from shriveling.

When you are ready to serve just, open up the watermelon, throw the melon balls and additional cut fruit (I used fresh blueberries, strawberries and grapes) back into each half of the watermelon and you have a wonderful presentation. If it is a particularly warm day and you are serving outside, just throw some ice cubes in a tray underneath the watermelon and add a few cubes to the fruit. Keeps it nice and cool and yummy!