A question about a recipe: Purslane Salad

Half a melon should be just fine. I could be more precise, but I'm in the US and I don't measure things by, well, whatever you measure them by there in the UK. But you could always google "3/4 cup = how many grams?" or whatever measurement it is you want to use.

That's a tough one because converting cup to grams depends on how you cut the melon. According to gourmetsleuth.com, one cup of cubed cantaloupe melon weighs 177 grams. So, 3/4 cup would be about 132 grams. Way less than 1/2 a melon unless it's teeny.

You know, because it's all I've known, I tend to eyeball and estimate. For example, one half a large onion is about one cup. I do have a scale that has a grams setting, but I don't use it much. We Americans are quite inaccurate. :) I would buy a whole melon and eyeball the measurement and snack on the rest.

You need about a farthing's worth of melon. At least that's what I paid about a fortnight ago.

This is like "how long is a piece of string"?
Melons, of course, come in different sizes, so cut some up...the amount you can hold in your two cupped hands is probably enough.

I have always thought that a measurement like 3/4 cup melon is silly. Who on earth would measure like that?! Use your own judgment on the quantity--getting the precise amount is not critical to the recipe in a salad, so use what looks pleasing to the eye and tempting to the tastebuds.

I have always thought that a measurement like 3/4 cup melon is silly. Who on earth would measure like that?! Use your own judgment on the quantity--getting the precise amount is not critical to the recipe in a salad, so use what looks pleasing to the eye and tempting to the tastebuds.