What to do with melon skin?
Answer:a delicious melon peel jam!
Because when you eat a melon, you throw away the skin.
At best, we put it in the compost...but we don't do anything with it.
Still, melon skins are more useful than they look.
This zero waste recipe has the good taste of melon and not of the skin as I initially thought.
Plus it's easy and really cheap, so why not?
Here is my delicious anti-waste melon peel jam recipe . Watch:
- the peel of a melon (approximately 400 g)
- 250g caster sugar
- the juice of 2 lemons
- vanilla pod
- 15 cl of water
- pan
- glass jars
- 1 vegetable brush
Preparation: 5 mins - Cooking: 2 hours - For 1 jar
1. Brush the skin of the melon well with the brush to remove dirt and impurities.
2. Cut the peel into thin strips.
3. In the saucepan, pour the sugar, lemon, water and vanilla.
4. Add the melon rinds.
5. Cook over low heat for 2 hours.
6. Stir regularly to prevent it from sticking to the bottom of the pan.
7. Gradually, the jam changes color and gels.
8. Once the texture is more solid, turn off the heat.
9 . Leave to cool and pour into a glass jar.
And There you go ! Your delicious melon peel jam is already ready :-)
Easy, quick and delicious, right?
And besides, it costs next to nothing!
If you have a Thermomix or a food processor, the jam will have a perfect texture too.
Don't worry, the jam tastes good like melon.
It doesn't taste like bark at all.
It can be eaten with a cake, toasted brioche or bread in the morning, but also with sheep's cheese for example.
As we cook the skin of Charentais melon, preferably choose organic fruit.
Or, wash them with this trick to remove pesticides.
You can absolutely halve the quantities if you don't have enough melon skin.
And don't forget the "Vitpris" sugar which allows the jam to gel well by reducing the cooking time a little.
Once thoroughly cooled, close your glass jars and store them upside down in a cool, dark cupboard.
This recipe can also be made with watermelon, watermelon or yellow melon rinds.
You can also put some spices instead of vanilla or even a little orgeat or orange blossom syrup.
And why not mix melon with other summer fruits?
Strawberries, apricots, peaches, blackcurrants, cherries, currants...
Or with apple, bananas, basil, orange or fig.
