Melon Fans

Melon Fans

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Melon Fans

Serve a scoop of chicken, tuna or shrimp salad on four or five melon fans arranged spoke-fashion on a salad plate. Scoop assorted fruit-flavored ice creams or sherbets into a banana-split dish. Tuck melon fans next to scoops. For a quick first course, place two or three thin slices of smoked turkey or salmon on a small plate. Garnish with a melon fan.

Ingredients

	Cantaloupe or honeydew melon
Equipment
	Cutting board
	Chef's knife
	Paring knife
	Teaspoon

1. Place melon on cutting board. Cut off ends with chef's knife; discard. Cut melon crosswise into 1-inch-thick slices.

2. Cut each melon slice into thirds with paring knife.

3. Remove seeds with spoon; discard seeds.

4. Remove peel from melon pieces with paring knife; discard peel.

5. For each fan, place one melon piece on cutting board with small curved edge facing you. About 1/2 inch from one end of melon piece, make a straight downward cut, being careful to cut only about two-thirds of way into melon piece.

6. Make additional straight cuts at 1-inch intervals until about 1/2 inch from other end of melon piece.

7. Position knife at first straight cut; make a slanting cut from there to bottom of second straight cut.

8. Remove small wedge resulting from this cut; set aside for snacking or another use. Repeat with remaining straight cuts.

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