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🍽️ Fruity Melon Salad with Grapes and Figs

285 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 0.5 watermelon
• 1 sweet net melon
• 250 g light seedless grapes
• 250 g dark seedless grapes
• 500 apricots
• 4 fresh figs
• 250 ml freshly squeezed orange juice (3 - 4 oranges)
• 2 tsp grated orange zest
• 20 ml orange liqueur
• 100 g sugar
• 4 tbsp lemon juice

Instructions

1. 1. Cut the net melon in half and remove the seeds.
2. 2. Remove the flesh from the net melon and cut it into small cubes.
3. 3. Seed the watermelon.
4. 4. Use a melon baller to scoop out small balls from the watermelon.
5. 5. Cut the remaining watermelon flesh into small pieces.
6. 6. Place the hollowed-out watermelon half in the refrigerator.
7. 7. Wash the grapes thoroughly.
8. 8. Remove any stems and bad berries from the grapes.
9. 9. Dry the grapes with a kitchen towel.
10. 10. Wash the apricots.
11. 11. Halve the apricots and remove the pits.
12. 12. Cut the apricot halves into thin wedges.
13. 13. Wash the figs.
14. 14. Cut the figs into eight equal pieces.
15. 15. Put the orange juice, orange zest, and liqueur into a pot.
16. 16. Add the lemon juice and sugar.
17. 17. Bring the mixture to a boil in a pot.
18. 18. Let the mixture boil vigorously for 2 minutes.
19. 19. Remove the pot from the heat.
20. 20. Let the syrup cool down.
21. 21. Mix the prepared fruit with the cooled orange syrup.
22. 22. Fill the fruit mixture into the hollowed-out watermelon half.
23. 23. Cover the melon.
24. 24. Place the melon in the refrigerator for about 1 hour.
25. 25. Crush ice in a large bowl.
26. 26. Serve the melon half on top of the crushed ice.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 285
• Protein: 3 g · Fett/Fat: 2 g · Carbs: 69 g