A Fancy Watermelon Salad with Whipped-Cream Mayonnaise
Ingredients :
1 med Ripe watermelon
1/4 cup Powdered sugar
1 qt Ginger ale
Lettuce leaves
WHIPPED-CREAM MAYONNAISE
1/2 cup Heavy cream
1 tbl Powdered sugar
1/2 cup Mayonnaise
2 tbl Watermelon juice from the above
1 pch Salt
1 dsh Paprika
Method :
* Using a teaspoon (or a melon-baller) scoop out the pulp from watermelon. Drain off juices and put pulp in a large bowl. Sprinkle with sugar and cover with ginger ale. Refrigerate 30 minutes; then drain off the liquid, which may be served over ice as a beverage, reserving 2 tablespoons juice for the Whipped-Cream Mayonnaise. Arrange the drained pulp in large lettuce-leaf cups for individual servings, or in a large leaf-lined serving bowl for table service. Top with a generous dollop of Whipped-Cream Mayonnaise.
* For the Whipped-Cream Mayonnaise: In a small bowl, whip cream until soft peaks form; stir in sugar. In a medium bowl, blend mayonnaise with reserved watermelon juice, salt, and paprika. Fold in whipped cream.
* This recipe serves 6.