Carve a Melon Lotus

I had an extra melon and thought it would make a nice flower.   Melon is nice to carve; it slices easily and doesn't turn brown.  This would've been easier to do if my sharp paring knife wasn't serrated and hadn't had the tip broken off after being used to pry up something inappropriate for such a thin blade.  I don't have the attention span to follow patterns or most directions, so I made this up as I went along.

Fortunately, I finished well before the kids woke up from their naps.

Items needed:

a melon
a thin, sharp knife
a large knife to slice the melon in half
a spoon to scoop out the melon seeds

Step 1: Prepare the melon

Wash and dry your melon.  Slice it in half through the middle (not through the stem or blossom end).  Scoop out the seeds and any slimy goo.

Using a crayon or some other writing utensil, draw Vs on the melon skin next to the cut edge.  I used the stripes on this melon as a guide for the center of the Vs.

Using the thin, sharp knife, trace along the crayon, slicing just through the skin of the melon.  Carefully shave off the skin of the melon from inside the V shape, leaving the skin intact below the line.

Comments

[instruct39]

very cool, what type of melon is that?

[scoochmaroo]

Really really gorgeous. Way to use that melon in spite of the recent scare!

[luckyjamie]

Looks very cool, I really like it.