READER'S ROCK LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE VOL 2 ISSUE 4 NOVEMBER 2014 Vol. 1 Issue 8 Feb. 2014 | Page 68
Lips and Love Basket
1 to 2 long, oval-shaped
seedless watermelons
Cutting board
Green dry erase marker
Kitchen and paring knives
Melon baller
Assorted cookie cutters
(X, O and heart shapes),
if desired
Wooden skewers
Toothpicks
Strawberries
Fruits to make fruit salad
filling
Large bowl and spoon
Wash watermelon under cool running water and pat dry. On cutting
board, place watermelon on its side
and cut off 1/4 to 1/2 inch from stem
end being careful not to cut too deep
into white part of rind to provide
sturdy base.
With marker, draw scalloped line
around width of middle of watermelon. Use paring knife to cut along
marker line, then separate the two
halves. Use melon baller to scoop
out watermelon for your base.
Cut top half of watermelon in half
and use dry erase marker to draw
large set of lips on one half. Use
paring knife to cut out lips. Once
you have general shape, carefully
carve away rind. Use paring knife to
shape lips into more finished look.
Cut remaining 1/4-inch-thick
slices and cut hearts, X’s, O’s or
other shapes, discarding rind.
Attach lips to top of base using
wooden skewers and toothpicks.
Slice strawberries lengthwise
into 1/4-inch slices, keeping strawberry tops on for decoration, if
desired. Attach slice of strawberry
with green top to center of each
scallop using toothpick. Use rest
of strawberry slices in fruit salad
for fruit bowl.
Place fruit bowl on serving platter,
fill with fruit salad and garnish with
slices of fruit cut into hearts, X’s and
O’s, if desired.
Bonus benefits
Your sweetie will love that they can indulge in
the sweetness of the holiday without the guilt
or inflated waistline caused by traditional
Valentine’s Day treats. A naturally low-calorie
option, watermelon also boasts the following
benefits:
n Vitamin A: Known to enhance eye health
and boost immunity by enhancing the
infection-fighting actions of white blood
cells.
n Vitamin B6: Helps the immune system
produce antibodies which fight diseases.
n Vitamin C: Boosts the immune system’s
defenses against infections and viruses. It
also protects the body from harmful free
radicals which accelerate aging.
Watermelon Petit Fours
Yield: 12 servings
12
(3-inch) cubes of seedless
watermelon
3/4 cup frosting
12 candied almonds
Sugar in the Raw,
for sprinkling
Arrange watermelon cubes on serving
platter. Place frosting in zipper bag and
trim off bit of one bottom corner. Decoratively pipe frosting onto each watermelon cube. Place almond at top of
frosting on each petit four. Sprinkle
with raw sugar and serve immediately.