1650 melon straws Recipes

salami, try : salami felino, finocchiona, napolitano, soppressata or cacciatore or a bit of each., bacon bits or small pieces of kielbasa or other such flavourful sausage., shaved smoked ham ., olives , basic lack or kalamata type, red, pink, green or brown., artichokes, fresh , in a jar or whatever. i like fresh., mushrooms , , . puffballs, morels, oyster, button, straw, porto bella, shitake, etc., tomatoes , please use vine ripened., fresh mug bean or alfalfa sprouts., peppers , bell, anaheim, whatever suits., fresh melon , cantaloupe, honey dew, etc., asparagus tips. again , fresh is best but any kind in a pinch; or use fresh spinach., cheese. take your pick according to your taste. different taste in cheese really changes the whole salad., cooked beetroot. fresh is best but canned will do. drain well ., baby (miniature) corn cobs; well drained ., olive oil. i use the old fashioned kind to get more flavour., some good wine vinegar, smoked salmon. if you can tsp get good smoked salmon don tsp use any ., braised small medallions of spiced beef , lamb, pork, fowl, alligator, etc. dice into 2 by 2 cubes. take your pick or do two or three kinds and let your table mates choose. cook to taste, cool before serving., shrimp , crab, lobster, squid, fish, etc. if it needs cooking do that and let it cool., boiled egg sliced ., salad dressings of your choice., seeded dates ., raw cauliflower or broccoli., sunflower seeds or your choice of nuts., sliced tomatoes & sliced bell or anaheim peppers., fresh endive or iceberg lattice. try the tinder tips of watercress, romaine lattice, etc., sliced maui onion. if you can tsp get maui onions get the mildest you can find ., anything i forgot

melon liqueur, vodka, orange juice or grapefruit juice or pineapple juice, melon ball (to garnish )

melon, parma ham, parmesan cheese , shaved using a vegetable peeler (optional), mixed salad greens, red wine vinegar or 4 tbsp white wine vinegar, sugar, fresh mint leaves, olive oil, salt, pepper

melon, honey, lemons, apple juice, basil, handful mint, lemon sorbet

melon balls, blueberries, mild honey, lemon juice, fresh ginger, grated, fresh mint (to garnish ) (optional)

cubed peeled, seeded melon (from about 3 lb. melon; see notes), sugar, lime juice

cubed honeydew melon (about 1/2 medium melon), cubed cantaloupe (about 1 medium melon), sliced fresh mint, fresh lemon juice, freshly ground black pepper, sliced prosciutto , cut into thin strips, shaved fresh parmigiano-reggiano cheese, cracked black pepper (optional), mint sprigs (optional)

a 3 1/2-oz c n ( bout 1 cup) sweetened fl ked coconut, boiling water, freshly grated lime zest, julienne strips of honeydew melon , cantaloupe, persian melon, or casaba or a combination, chilled

cantaloupe, honeydew melon, watermelon (seedless is good ), cantaloupe, thickened cream, sour cream, superfine sugar, lightly packed mint leaf

midori melon liqueur (or other melon liqueur), vodka, unsweetened pineapple juice, ice, maraschino cherry

melon, flesh, tart apples, fresh lemon juice, dry white wine, cinnamon, fresh mint

melon, peeled and chopped, mandarin oranges, sugar, citric acid , to taste

raspberries, peaches, peeled, pitted, and chopped, sugar , or to taste, extra-virgin olive oil, coarsely crushed freeze-dried green peppercorns plus additional for sprinkling the melon, seeded and peeled honeydew melon, cantaloupe, or persian melon or a combination, chilled, fresh basil leaves, sliced very thin, for sprinkling the melon plus 8 basil sprigs for garnish

dry white wine, sugar, vanilla bean , split lengthwise, cantaloupe cubes (about 1/2 melon), honeydew cubes (about 1/2 small melon), watermelon cubes (about 1/4 small melon), fresh blueberries (about 1/12 half-pint baskets), chopped fresh mint

fresh snow pea, vegetable oil, salt, straw mushroom, rinsed and drained, water, oyster sauce, soy sauce, white pepper, white sugar

sour cream, dry mustard, honey, grated orange zest, salt, orange juice, lemon juice, honeydew melon or 2 cantaloupe, halved and seeded (melon bowls), fresh blueberries, fresh strawberries, bananas, sliced