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Cantaloupe Treat Bowl

Servings: 1

Ingredients

  • 1 small Tuscan cantaloupe ,use 1/2 cup for this recipe
  • 1/2 cup cottege cheese
  • 3 small scoops sherbet ,we used a small ice cream scooper
  • 3 leaves romaine lettuce ,also will chop for garnish
  • 1/4 teaspoon chia seeds ,garnish top

Instructions

  • Cut the Tuscan Cantaloupe in half, and scoop out the seeds with a spoon and discard.
  • Now you will remove the fruit from the peel to make a bowl. Using a knife or scoop around the inside of the bowl removing the fruit.tact because you will Don't get to close to the edge, or the bowl will not be sturdy enough to hold all the ingredients.
  • With the other half of the cantaloupe, slice it horizontally 1/4-1/2 inch to make rings.
  • Using the small flower cutter, press into the fruit going around the circle. Then press the flower to pop it out. Set this aside
  • Take the romaine lettuce leaves, and cut them in 1/2. Then arrange the tops into the cantaloupe bowl allowing the leaves to stick out about 2 inches.
  • Using one of the very green romaine halves, chop into very small pieces and set aside.
  • Now that this is done, you can add all ingredients to the bowl.
  • We added the cottage cheese first to the center, next the cantaloupe to one side, the scoops of sherbet to the other side.
  • Sprinkle the chia seeds, and the chopped romaine lettuce to the top.

Notes

You will end up with extra cantaloupe with this recipe. This was not a problem in my house, as it was eaten up very quickly. Either add more to the bottom of the cantaloupe bowl, or cut the extra into the little flowers and leave out for everyone to enjoy. It looks pretty too. :-)