Melons stuffed with Fruits and Vegetables

Ingredients

• 3 small melons, cantaloupe is a good

Stuffing

• ⅓ cup oil
• 2 cups carrots; thinly sliced
• 2 tbsp raisins; seedless
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp pepper
• 1 cup green apple; chopped
• 1 cup green onion; chopped green part only
• ½ cup lemon rind; grated
• 3 cups rice; cooked

Topping

• 1 tbsp oil
• 2 tbsp pine nuts

Directions

1. Cut each melon in half and remove and discard the seeds.
2. Scoop out the fruit and reserve.
3. Heat ½ cup oil in large skillet.
4. Add the carrots and raisins.
5. Sauté together until the carrots are soft.
6. Add the salt, pepper, apple, green onion and lemon rind.
7. Continue cooking until the apples are soft.
8. Remove from heat and cool.
9. Preheat oven to 325°F.
10. Combined the sautéed mixture with cooked rice and stuff the melons.
11. Chop up two cups of the reserved melon and arrange on top of the stuffing.
12. Place the stuffed in a baking dish and bake for 20 minutes.
13. Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a small pan and brown the pine nuts, being careful not to let them burn.
14. Sprinkle on top of baked melons and serve.