Grilled Watermelon and Tomatillo Salad
You heard me right. Grilled watermelon is an awesome way to enjoy those fresh summer treats. Feta is the cheese used in this version.
Watermelon
Watermelon is most commonly red with black seeds but the flesh can also be yellow, white, or pink. Watermelon is crisp and refreshing, made of 92% water
Watermelon is most commonly enjoyed as is. It can also be juiced, pureed, and it makes a great sorbet!
Store cut watermelon in the refrigerator wrapped in plastic, it should keep for about 3 days. Uncut watermelon can keep for about 2 weeks.
vitamin A and C, excellent for hydration
I wanted to provide a quick option for those that are off-put by the seeds.
Here is a Springdell-grown watermelon in all it’s glory. Note the large flux capacitor-shaped center (again, dating myself) and it’s lack of seeds in that entire inner circle. This is a good place to start mining for large seed-free pieces. Here is how:
You are now primed to remove the largest seed-free chunks of the melon by cutting just above the seed line. This simultaneously exposes the main line of seeds so that they are quite easy to remove quickly and carefully using the tip of your knife.
These pieces never stick around long. I couldn’t keep my three year-old’s hand out of the picture long enough to take this photo. He is forever immortalized in cyberspace as a watermelon thief. (Truth be told, if I didn’t have the camera in my hands, it would have been my mitts hovering over that plate).
You heard me right. Grilled watermelon is an awesome way to enjoy those fresh summer treats. Feta is the cheese used in this version.
These were absolutely not what I expected, in a good way! They remind me of these pickle sticks i used to eat when i was little, they don’t make them anymore, I haven’t seen them since, and I don’t remember the name. Regardless, they are a taste sensation and a good use for your whole watermelon.
A great way to use the late summer bounty in a new way! You can even use the melon rind as a bowl! This recipe is flexible, you can try mint, basil, or cilantro as your herb base. Enjoy!