A sure sign of summer, melons add a fresh and juicy element to any dish. Browse our gallery of snacks, soups, salads, and desserts to incorporate melons into your next meal.

Musky melon makes a brilliant match for salty, tangy cheese. The riper the fruit, the better. Honeydew, canary, or Chanterais melons would also work well here.

This refreshing summer salad is as easy as it is delicious.

Watermelon is aptly named: About 92 percent of the cool fruit is H20. But the melon packs a nutritional wallop; it contains L-citrulline, which the body converts into an amino acid essential to vascular health. Get your fix with this sweet treat.

Spare, cool melon and pineapple prepared sushi-style is a graceful finish to a simple, elegant meal.

Soup's on. Instead of ice cream, serve bowls of beta-carotene-rich chilled cantaloupe soup with tarragon syrup.

The subtle sweetness of blueberries and honeydew is an unexpected addition to a salad of peppery arugula.

This unique take on a summer soup combines watermelon with zesty vegetables.

Slicing open a melon and scooping out its fragrant flesh is one of summer's great pleasures. Slices of cantaloupe and balls of honeydew and canary melon are so delectable that little is needed to enhance them.

Summer melons serve as enticing dishes for this sweet-tart black-currant gelatin infused with a hint of mint.

This classic Italian appetizer is the perfect summer treat.

This is the perfect healthy snack for when hunger strikes.

Get an energy boost with this cool smoothie.

This recipe is brought to us by noted French author, restaurateur, and hotelier Georges Blanc.

Kanten, also called agar-agar, is a vegetable gelatin. This is a great palate refresher for a warm summer evening.

Enjoy this frozen fruit dessert without a lot of bother or even an ice-cream maker. All you need are a few fresh melons and a food processor.

Summertime popsicles don't have to come from the supermarket freezer case or contain artificial dyes and sweeteners. After all, they're so easy to make at home.

When the temperature soars, these chilly sweets will provide cool relief (and lots of smiles).

Is it a cocktail, or a dessert? This easy dish of cubed watermelon with a bit of Campari lets you have it both ways. Serve as a part of a menu with light sandwiches and red-cabbage coleslaw.