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The Instacart guide to Sharlyn melons
Sharlyn melons are a sweet treat on a hot summer day. Instacart makes it easy to get fresh Sharlyn melons delivered straight to your door. Use the Instacart app to add Sharlyn melons to your cart, and our friendly shoppers will do the rest. Instacart shoppers are dedicated to choosing the finest quality produce. Best of all, you can communicate with your shopper throughout the process, ensuring that you always get everything you need. With Instacart, you can enjoy contact-free pickup or delivery in as little as 2 hours!
About Sharlyn melons
A Sharlyn melon looks like an elongated cantaloupe. This melon is tan or light gold with beige cracks across the surface. The rind changes from deep green to pale yellow or tan as the melon ripens. Most Sharlyn melons weigh between 3 and 5 pounds.
The flesh of a Sharlyn melon is pale green or white. The flesh is firm near the rind but softer in the middle, with a central seed cavity. The Sharlyn melon has tropical, floral aromas and flavors that are somewhere between cantaloupe and honeydew.
The Sharlyn melon is an heirloom variety cultivated originally in the Middle East. These popular melons are in the same family as cantaloupe and muskmelon. Sharlyn melons are also called pineapple, Middle Eastern, Israeli, Ananas, or Ananas d'Amerique a Chair Verte melons. "Ananas" is French for "pineapple," referring to the tropical aromas of the melon.
In the United States, most melons are grown in California, Texas, Arizona, Georgia, and Florida. Look for Sharlyn melons on supermarket shelves in late spring and early summer.
How to pick out Sharlyn melons
Sharlyn melons that feel heavy for their size are ripe and juicy. Look for a pale, dull-looking rind that feels firm to the touch. Melons that have are still a little green are fine. The stem end of a ripe Sharlyn melon is slightly soft and will yield with gentle pressure. A ripe Sharlyn melon will have a sweet, musky aroma. Avoid Sharlyn melons that feel light, are bruised, smell sour, or have deep scars.
How to prepare Sharlyn melons
Sharlyn melons can be used as you would a Crenshaw melon. Sharlyn melons are best eaten raw. Serve your Sharlyn melon at room temperature to enhance its naturally sweet flavors and aromas. Sharlyn melon pairs well with salty cured meats, sheep's milk cheese, vanilla, chilies, lemons, lime, yogurt, honey, cucumber, or berries.
Balled or cubed Sharlyn melon is a tasty addition to fruit or green salads. The Sharlyn melon's firm texture makes it a great addition to summer cookouts. Grill melon wedges or create tropical fruit skewers using Sharlyn melon, mango, and pineapple chunks.
Use Sharlyn melon puree to make a refreshing cold melon soup, granita, or sorbet. Puree can also be added to fruit punch or summer cocktails such as daiquiris or margaritas. Frozen melon balls also add color and flavor to mixed drinks.
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FAQs about Sharlyn melons
Sharlyn melons are low in calories but pack a nutritional punch. A serving of Sharlyn melon provides 100% of your daily requirement of vitamin A and is packed with vitamin C and fiber. Sharlyn melons are also a good source of vitamin B6, vitamin K, niacin, folate, copper, manganese, and magnesium. The high potassium and water content of a Sharlyn melon makes it a tasty way to ward off dehydration during hot summer months.
Sharlyn melons will continue to ripen after harvest. Ripen your melons on your kitchen counter in a closed paper bag. Placing your unripe melons next to apples or bananas will also hasten the ripening process.
Ripe Sharlyn melons are highly perishable. Store fully ripe melons on your countertop out of direct sunlight, and use them within two or three days. To extend storage time, place your Sharlyn melon in a perforated plastic bag and store it in the crisper drawer of your refrigerator. The perforated plastic bag will prevent the melon from drying out without trapping mold-growing moisture.
Cut melons should be covered in plastic wrap and kept in the refrigerator for up to a week. Store melon pieces in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Melon pieces can be frozen for later use in stews, purees, or garnishes. Freeze melon balls or chunks in an airtight container for up to a year.
A spoiled Sharlyn melon may have a shrunken rind, moldy spots, or deep bruises. It may also have a mushy rind or may leak liquid. Unlike ripe melons that have a pleasant, fruity smell, a spoiled Sharlyn melon will smell sour or moldy.
If your Sharlyn melon has a few moldy spots or is just starting to get soft, it may still be ok to eat. Isolated bruises or moldy spots can be removed, but discard any melons with widespread mold. Soft melons may still be tasty, but they may be better suited for use in a smoothie, puree, cold soup, or sorbet.
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