Fruit with a View - pineapple

Method

• Cut the top and the bottom of the pineapple off (reserve the top for garnish, if desired).
• Using a sharp knife, carefully carve around the inside of the pineapple going all the way from the top to the bottom, making sure to not cut through the peel.
• Push the pineapple flesh out of the peel.
• Then slice the pineapple, carve out the core and cut the pineapple flesh into chunks.
• Set the cut pineapple peel upright on a serving tray covered in paper towels.
• Peel and remove the seeds from the cantaloupe.
• Cut and dice the cantaloupe and put it and the pineapple chunks into the carved out pineapple peel.
• Cut off both ends of the watermelon and carve it the same way as the pineapple.
• Fill the watermelon with red fruit of your choice: raspberries, watermelon chunks, strawberries, etc.
• Even blueberries would look great.
• Next cut the honeydew melon in half and remove the seeds.
• Carve the flesh out of the honeydew peel (the same was as you did above) and fill the peel with chunks of honeydew, diced kiwi and green grapes.
• The inside of the melons do not need to be perfectly carved, once they are filled with fruit the inside isnt noticeable.
• Keep the pineapple top and use it as a decoration with the melons.
• The carved out melons covered with plastic wrap will keep several days in the fridge so if you have more than one event in a week these are great, just refill with fruit and change the paper towels.
• For a Fourth of July twist use star cookie cutter shapes for cutting up some of the melon.