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Melon Balls in Port
The traditional pairing of melon and port is updated with a little lime juice.
4 servings
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Nutrition Profile
Diabetes appropriate | Low calorie | Low carbohydrate | Low cholesterol | Low saturated fat | Low sodium | Heart healthy | Healthy weight | Gluten free |
View Our Nutrition Guidelines »Ingredients
- 1/3 cup tawny port
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated lime zest
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 5 crushed mint leaves
- 1 1/2 cups cantaloupe balls
- 1 1/2 cups honeydew melon balls
- Fresh mint, for garnish
Preparation
- Stir together port, honey, lime juice, lime zest and mint leaves in a bowl until the honey is dissolved. Add cantaloupe and honeydew melon balls and stir gently to coat them. Cover with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes or so. Serve garnished with fresh mint leaves.
Nutrition
Per serving: 95 calories; 0 g fat ( 0 g sat , 0 g mono ); 0 mg cholesterol; 19 g carbohydrates; 1 g protein; 1 g fiber; 25 mg sodium; 355 mg potassium.
Nutrition Bonus: Vitamin C (63% daily value), Vitamin A (46% dv).
Carbohydrate Servings: 1
Exchanges: 1 fruit
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Recipe Categories
- Health & Diet Considerations
- Healthy weight
- Heart healthy
- Low sodium
- Low saturated fat
- Low cholesterol
- Low carbohydrate
- Low calorie
- Gluten free
- Diabetes appropriate
- Preparation/ Technique
- No-cook
- Servings
- 4
- Total Time
- 45 minutes or less
- Ease of Preparation
- Easy
- Ethnic/Regional
- American
- Type of Dish
- Desserts, fruit
- Style/Theme
- Vegetarian
- Entertaining, formal
- Entertaining, casual
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