Spring Fruit Salad Bowl

I don’t know about you but I’m ready for this long weekend. It is of course important to pause and take a moment to appreciate that the freedoms we enjoy today come from the sacrifices of those who came before us. It’s been a long week during which I’ve had to work late almost every day. The good news is that since my husband loves to cook too, and since he got home before I did, we were still able to eat a wonderful dinner cooked from scratch every day.  

This lovely melon and strawberry fruit salad is one of the deserts he surprised me with. So pretty and delicious, and yet so simple to make. For those of you planning a barbecue this weekend, this makes for a quick and delicious dessert. Everyone will love it.

The ingredients

One small melon per two servings

Strawberries

Juice of one lemon per 4 servings

The Preparation

1. Cut the melons in half and remove the seeds
2. Use a tablespoon size measuring spoon to scoop out the melon
3. Wash and slice the strawberries
4. Mix the scooped out melon and strawberries together and pour over the lemon juice.
5. Fill up each melon half with the fruit and refrigerate.

Enjoy your lovely spring fruit salad!

 Helpful hints on the benefits of Strawberries

Strawberries are very rich in Vitamin C and antioxidants and come with a myriad of health benefits. However, if stored for more than two days after they are picked the amount of Vitamin C and antioxidants you derive from them decreases substantially as do all the other benefits you get from them. So when you see a large box of strawberries at a bargain price, there are a couple of things to consider before rushing to buy it. First and most important, ask when they were picked. Secondly, unless you have plans for their use in the next twenty four hours and are not planning to turn them into jam, take a deep breath and walk away with a smaller quantity, just the amount you will consume in two days.

Thank you all for your support, and passing on my Awards

I would like to take a moment to acknowledge three wonderful fellow bloggers who recently passed on these awards to me. Since I have already told you 7 things about myself just recently I won't waste your time on more and will go  straight to the wonderful people who gave them to me and the bloggers I am passing them on to.

First a shower of awards from Giulia of AlterKitchen. Giulia is a wonderful young lady who is from Piemonte, Italy, a region that's close and dear to my heart. Her blog offers some amazing regional recipes as well as her journey through the adventures on different cuisines. She is writing a bi-lingual blog … so do hop over, you’ll love her recipes if you try them.

Then Tina, my Filipino friend from Pinay in Texas gave me the Sisterhood of World Bloggers award again. Tina is an amazing lady with one of the most interesting blogs around. Tina I wish I had an award to give you but you already have all these same awards. I am so glad that so many other people love your blog as much as I do.

I am passing on these awards as a block of awards to the following deserving bloggers:

My Lil Messy & Cheeky
Velva at Tomatoes on the Vine
Molly at Toffee bits and Chocolate Chips
Karen at Tasty Trials
Sarah of Pearl and Pine
Nami at Just one Cookbook
Biren from Roti and Rice
Roz of la Bella Vita
Adora from Adora's box
Angie from Angie's recipes
Erin from Dinner side dishes and desserts
Luciana of Cucina di casa da Liu
Laurie of the Baking Bookworm
Cooking Gallery

Next Ryan, from Ryan Bakes passed me on the Versatile Blogger award. Again. Thank you Ryan for the compliment. Ryan brings a lot of passion to all the wonderful recipes she tweaks. So do hop along and take a look at her blog. I will pass this award on to to the following very deserving bloggers (I already passed it on to several others when I first received it).

Chef Dennis of More than a Mount full
Profumi e sapori
Bromography 
Vittles and committals
Paul at Cooking me Softly