Star-shaped Fruit Salad
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I made a fruit salad for a Memorial Day cookout and I added a little something extra. I came up with a great idea to use red and blue fruit, and cut the watermelon into stars. The result is perfect for any summer meal, especially on the Fourth of July!
I got out some star shaped cookie cutters then sliced a watermelon to about the same thickness as the cutters. Then I just pushed the cutters into the watermelon to cut the shapes. I ended up enlisting McGeeky's help, and he had the great idea of using the end of a spoon handle to push the cutter down without mashing the melon along the way.
Then we gently pressed the watermelon out of the cutter.
Look at how cute the star-shaped fruit is! I cut stars in several sizes, for some variety, and each one worked just fine.
I kept with a patriotic theme and added red and blue fruit to my watermelon stars, and arranged it all carefully in a bowl. It was a huge hit at the party!
16 comments so far:
Very cool and easy for a Memorial Day or 4th of July. Love it!
This will be so pretty at our church ladies picnic next month! Thank you for sharing.
Have a blessed summer!
Thank you! Every month we have an AA Sober Birthday potluck, and I am going to do this for the month of June. :)
Blessings to you!
OMG I LOVE THIS! Def will be trying this for a summer bbq. Thanks again for another wonderful idea!
hiya ladies! I've included this in our summer roundup on foodwhirl today!
http://foodwhirl.com/seasonalholiday/cooling-off-for-the-summer
Dot, thanks for including us!
Very festive, looks great in that bowl!
So glad I found this!! This will be perfect this weekend! Thanks!
This is too cute! What a simple, great idea that presents so well :) Thanks for sharing.
Made this for our 4th dinner tonight..... it was soooo easy and perfect, what a simple idea! Thank you so much for sharing it !!: D
i love this idea, making it tomorrow for a memorial day cook-out!
Brilliant idea - I'm going to use this for dessert for a casino theme party - but with hearts and diamond shapes, and with a dollop of whipped cream and gold edible glitter on top. Thanks so much for your idea!
Michelle, what a wonderful idea! We'd love to see a photo if you want to add one to our Flickr group.
Hi Jo and Chica--I'd love to share a link to this post on my new fun-and-healthy-eating-for-kids blog (http://barbarajeanhicks.com/blog/) on the 4th of July. May I have your permission?
Certainly, Story Queen. Thanks for sharing.
I plan to make this healthy treat this Fourth of July 2016