This recipe is from Victoria Belanger's book, Hello, Jell-o! Her book has wonderfully creative gelatin recipes. The photos are striking, as the author is a professional photographer.
Ingredients:
1 cup boiling water
1 3-ounce package strawberry gelatin (I used cherry)
1 cup chopped strawberries
1/2 cup cold water
5 limes, halved with pulp scooped out**
1 tsp black sesame seeds, poppy seeds or basil seeds
I used a 4 cup pyrex cup to bring the water to a boil in the microwave. After dissolving the gelatin, I poured it into a blender and added the cold water. I blended the gelatin until liquefied.
Next, I poured the blended gelatin into a 9x11" pyrex pan and refrigerated until thickened, but not firm, about 1 1/2 hours.
Then, I skimmed off the foam that had risen to the top of the gelatin and stirred the puree that was left.
I used a small spoon to scoop the mixture into the lime rind halves. After placing them on a small cooling rack (to keep them from tipping), I refrigerated until firm, about 4 hours.
Finally, I used a large and very sharp knife to cut the lime halves into half again. I sprinkled them with poppy seeds.
These "petite watermelons" were a hit with our guests!!
** Scooping out the limes was the hardest part; I ended up using a small pair of sissors to actually cut through the pulp, and then a spoon to scrape it all out.