| recipes - cooking with watermelons! |
Watermelon Rubik's Cube
BCWTP sandwich
Grilled Spicy Watermelon
Caribbean Salsa
Dilled Baby Shrimp & Watermelon Napoleons
Grapefruit Fiesta |
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watermelon rubik's cube
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Ingredients:
25 equal size cubes each of watermelon, white jack cheese, yellow cheddar, smoked turkey and summer sausage.
1 cup ranch dressing. |
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Method:
- Build a Rubik’s-style cube by methodically alternating cubes, making a 5 cube x 5 cube layer on the bottom. Build four more layers on top forming a tight cube. Serve with the ranch dressing.
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bcwtp (bacon, cheese, watermelon, tomato and pesto sandwich)
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Ingredients:
2 thick slices bread of choice, toasted
2 tablespoons pesto sauce
2 slices cheddar cheese
1 thick slice seedless watermelon - same size as the bread
2 thin slices tomato
4 slices cooked crisp bacon
2 butter lettuce leaves |
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Method:
- Spread the pesto over 1 side of each slice of toast.
- On one slice of toast stack the cheese, watermelon, tomato, bacon and lettuce on top of pesto.
- Place the other slice of toast, pesto side down, on top of the lettuce.
- Cut in half and enjoy.
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grilled, spicy watermelon
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Ingredients:
Watermelon wedges
1 x pinch garlic
1 x tsp chilli sauce
Cilantro |
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Method:
- Transform watermelon from sweet to savoury with this mouth watering Thai-inspired sauce.
- Watermelon wedges are grilled until caramelized, drizzled with garlic chili sauce and garnished with cilantro. Serve as a side dish along with ribs, chicken or shrimp.
- Cut watermelon into 1-inch (2.5 cm) thick wedges. Lightly drizzle each side with remaining honey and place on grill. Grill until just browned, about 2 minutes per side. Place watermelon slices on a plate and drizzle with lime dressing. Garnish with cilantro.
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Caribbean Salsa
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Ingredients:
2 cups chopped seeded watermelon
1 cup chopped fresh pineapple
1 cup chopped onion
¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
¼ cup orange juice
1 tablespoon chopped jalapeno pepper or jerk seasoning (or to taste) |
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Method:
- In a large bowl combine ingredients; mix well. Refrigerate, cover at least 1 hour to blend flavors.
- Stir before serving.
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Dilled Baby Shrimp & Watermelon Napoleons
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Ingredients:
2 cups cooked baby salad shrimp
2/3 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon fresh snipped dill
12 4 inch seeded rounds of watermelon about ½ inch thick
4 large cocktail shrimp
4 sprigs of dill |
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Method:
- Mix together the shrimp, mayonnaise and dill. Chill until ready to serve.
- To serve, place a round of the watermelon on a serving plate and top with a thin layer of the shrimp salad.
- Top that with another round of the watermelon and then another layer of the shrimp salad.
- Top that with another watermelon round. Place a cocktail shrimp on top with a sprig of dill.
- Repeat to create 4 Napoleons.
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Grapefruit Fiesta
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Ingredients:
2 tablespoons frozen pink grapefruit juice concentrate (1 ounce)
2 cups cubed watermelon
Dash of hot pepper sauce |
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Method:
- Place grapefruit juice concentrate, watermelon and pepper sauce in container of electric blender.
- Cover and blend until pureed.
- Pour into glass and serve.
- For a slushy drink: Freeze 1 cup of the cubed watermelon. Blend grapefruit juice concentrate and remaining 1 cup cubed watermelon until pureed. Add frozen cubed watermelon; pulse until mixture is slushy.
- Serve immediately.
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