How to Make a Fruit Tray Platter
Impress your guests at your next get together with this beautiful simple-to-prepare fruit platter jam-packed with assorted fresh fruit.
Ingredients
- 1 large watermelon
- 1 peeled, seeded, and sliced cantaloupe
- 1 peeled, seeded, and sliced honeydew melon
- 1 peeled, cored, and sliced pineapple
- 2 cups fresh raspberries
- 2 cups fresh blueberries
- 2 cups fresh blackberries
- 4 cups whole fresh strawberries
- 3 peeled and sliced kiwis
- 10 fresh mint leaves
Instructions
- Prepare the watermelon centerpiece for the fruit platter. Please watch the video to see how I made the basket.
- Using a melon baller, scoop out as much of the watermelon as possible. See how to make my Watermelon Agua Fresca.
- Fill the watermelon basket with any leftover large chunks of watermelon, and then fill the rest of it with the watermelon balls.
- Prepare the cantaloupe, honeydew, and pineapple.
- Start by placing the watermelon basket in the center of your selected fruit tray.
- Next, place the sliced cantaloupe in a T shape around the watermelon basked and press down on it to help fan it out.
- Repeat the process with the honeydew melon and the pineapple.
- To help fill in the gaps, place the assorted berries and sliced kiwi in between where the sliced cantaloupe, honeydew, and pineapple are.
- Finish by adding some fresh berries to the basket of watermelon balls and then garnish with some fresh mint leaves.
Notes
Make-Ahead: You can prepare this recipe up to 1 day ahead of time. Cover it in plastic and keep it in the refrigerator for up to 1 day. Pull out the plate about 1 hour before ready to serve it.
How to Store: Cover and keep in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. You can freeze all the fruit separately to use in smoothie recipes.
I like to leave the green tops on the strawberries for a pop of bright green colors.
Feel free to use the melon baller on the cantaloupe or honeydew.
Any large round platter will work for this.
If the fruit is not sweet at all, toss it in some honey to help bring about more sweet flavors.
Nutrition
Calories: 115kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 2gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gSodium: 7mgPotassium: 406mgFiber: 4gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 1433IUVitamin C: 54mgCalcium: 35mgIron: 1mg