Grape and Melon Salad for Fifty Plus

TGirl,RN's Note:

This is a refreshing fruit salad with a light citrus dressing that will be a hit on any buffet or potluck menu. Simple to make, and delicious to eat-this needs to chill for at least an hour before serving. This recipe will serve 50 to 54 people.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 54

• 1 watermelon
• 3 honeydew melon
• 3 cantaloupe
• 1 ½ lbs green seedless grapes
• 1 ½ lbs red seedless grapes
• 3 cups sugar
• 1⁄3; cup lemon juice
• 1⁄3; cup lime juice
• 1⁄3; cup orange juice

Directions:

1. Cut all melon flesh into cubes, or use a melon baller.
2. Combine sugar and all fruit juices, then pour over fruit, tossing to coat.
3. Cover and chill for at least one hour, and use a slotted spoon when serving.
4. Serving suggestion: Instead of serving the fruit salad out of a regular bowl, try cutting the watermelon in half length-wise, remove flesh as instructed above, then use the empty'shell' as the serving bowl for the finished fruit salad.

Reviews

[UmmBinat]

Delicious! I did scale it down for us and did to taste, not measure precisely. I omitted the honeydew as it had gone bad. I used red seedless watermelon, baby cantaloupes, red seedless grapes, no green grapes this time as I didn't have them on hand, definitely less sugar, plus the rest of the citrus fruits freshly squeezed. I will make this again and include all the fruit called for and no sugar if it is just for myself or less as last time.