How to Celebrate Melon Day
The best way to celebrate Melon Day is with a delicious blend of melons cut up in a salad, at least as a starter!
You can also create a blend of melon and yogurt to enjoy the two creamy mixture together. Want to try something unusual? Try a honeydew blueberry soup, which may sound complicated but is truly a simple affair.
You take a single honeydew melon and a cup of blueberries and mix then together in a blender till smooth (Do remove the honeydew from its rind first) and allow it to chill in the refrigerator. Then you simply have to take a bowlful and crumble an oatmeal cookie over it! Delicious!
There are a lot of exciting desserts that you can make on Melon Day, with influences from all round the world. This includes melon boats with cinnamon and ginger syrup, fruit salad, and much more. We like to look at Asian cookbooks and recipe websites for inspiration as well.
One exciting dessert that we stumbled across was a Glutinous Rice Fresh Melon and Coconut Roll, which is a traditional Chinese dessert with a contemporary twist. Of course, rice plays an imperative part in Chinese culture.
This ingredient has been brought to life with the refreshing melon and distinct flavor of coconut, which both complement each other really well.
We have also seen melon used as an ingredient in a lot of starters as well. Melon is also a popular ingredient in salads.
We saw a tasty recipe online for a Five Shade Turkey Salad, which consisted of red pepper, cashew nuts, melon, papaya, dragon fruit, scallion, and a sweet peanut sauce. There are plenty of other ways that melon can be used in a salad.
For example, team it with wild rocket, pecorino, and prosciutto for a recipe that never fails. If you are hosting a dinner party, melon with Parma ham is an appetizer that never fails. It is simple but delicious.
You can easily switch the Parma ham for Serrano ham or a different variety. Why not get some friends around for a dinner party on Melon Day and design a menu that has been inspired by this versatile ingredient?