HOW MANY CALORIES IN A BOWL OF WATERMELON RECIPES

Steps:

• Drain cherries, reserving juice in a small mixing bowl. Set cherries aside. Add rum to cherry juice; mix well. Set aside.
• Cut a small slice from bottom of watermelon half so bowl will sit upright. Remove seeds and watermelon pulp from rind, leaving "watermelon bowl" intact. Cut watermelon pulp into large cubes; set aside.
• Using a sharp paring knife, cut a scallop design around edge of watermelon bowl. Arrange watermelon cubes, cherries, cantaloupe wedges, honeydew balls, strawberries, sliced papaya, and pear slices in watermelon bowl. Pour cherry juice mixture evenly over fruit. Chill thoroughly. Serve fruit from watermelon bowl using a slotted spoon.

Steps:

• With a large, sharp knife, remove the top 1/4 section of the watermelon. With a melon baller, scoop flesh from inside of watermelon, removing as many seeds as possible. Leave 1/2 inch of flesh inside the shell of the watermelon. Scoop cantaloupe and honeydew in the same manner, removing as much flesh as possible, and discarding the rinds. Refrigerate fruits separately until ready to assemble.
• In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, bring water and sugar to a boil. Remove from heat, and continue stirring until sugar has completely dissolved. Add lemon zest, and set aside to cool.
• To serve, place watermelon balls, cantaloupe, honeydew, oranges, pineapple, strawberries, and grapes, in a large mixing bowl. Pour syrup over, and toss thoroughly. Transfer mixture to watermelon bowl, and serve. Set aside any fruit mixture that will not fit. There will be enough fruit to refill the bowl.