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Watermelon Fruit Basket Recipe

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This fruit salad is festive and full of an assortment of summer fruits.

Watermelon Fruit Basket Recipe (+)

Directions

Remove fruit from the watermelon, honeydew melon and cantaloupe melon with a melon baller and place in a large bowl.
Wash blueberries under cold running water. Add to the bowl.
Wash strawberries under cold running water. Remove stem and slice strawberries in half. Add to the bowl.
Remove grapes from the vine, wash under cold running water and place in the bowl. Slicing the grapes is optional.
In a separate bowl, combine orange juice, lime juice, lemon juice and sugar.
Stir until the sugar is completely dissolved.
Add to the large bowl of mixed fruit and stir to combine.
Allow fruit to chill for a miniumum of 30 minutes.
Transfer the fruit to a watermelon basket right before serving or serve in a large serving bowl.

Container: large bowl, large serving bowl

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 0 minutes

Serving Description: 1 cup fruit

Servings: 12

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Ingredients

-		1 large watermelon
-		1 honeydew melon
-		1 cantaloupe melon
-		1 pint blueberries
-		2 pints strawberries
-		1 pound seedless green grapes
-		1 pound seedless red grapes
-		1/2 cup orange juice
-		3 fresh limes - juiced
-		2 fresh lemons - juiced
-		1/2 cup sugar

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