From park picnics to backyard barbecues, you’ll find watermelon eaten by everyone everywhere during the summer months — there seems to be no fruit more indicative of the season. Bite into a juicy slice and you’re immediately refreshed on a hot day. Even if you’ve got juice running down your arm and you’re making a total mess, watermelon is still enjoyable! But there are more ways to enjoy a watermelon than eating by itself. Watermelon doesn’t always have to be served sweet either, as you’ll see from the recipes in our slideshow below, which includes salads, popsicles, frozen treats and all types of refreshing drinks. You’re in for a cooling treat.
Also see: How To Make A Drunken Watermelon
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Grilled Watermelon With Yogurt
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Inspired by the classic watermelon salad, this version takes it to the next level by grilling the watermelon. It’s topped with a tangy yogurt sauce instead of feta. Drizzle with olive oil and garnish with black pepper and mint.
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Minted Watermelon Popsicles
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These mint and watermelon frozen treats are palate-cleansing. The best part is you don’t need popsicle molds to create them — an ice cube tray is just fine.
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Pickled Watermelon Rind
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Don’t throw out that leftover watermelon rind after you’ve cut up the melon, pickle it and make this unique condiment. Try it with cheese and crackers or on top of hot dogs of hamburgers.
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Fruit-Basil Salsa
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This sweet fruit salsa makes a great foil to spicy grilled jerk chicken. The salsa combines watermelon, nectarines, red onion and basil.
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Watermelon Agua Fresca
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Aguas frescas are very popular in Mexico and no wonder why — it’s the ideal refreshment on a hot day. If you like your watermelon water on the sparkling side, top it off with soda water.
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Watermelon And Parsley Pops
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Pureed watermelon and parsley make a unique flavor combination in these refreshing pops. Make them in pop molds or use an ice cube tray.
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Watermelon And Fennel Salad
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Seared fennel and watermelon make a unique match in this appetizer salad recipe. It’s topped with crumbled goat cheese and mint. Searing the fennel brings out its anise flavor.
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Watermelon, Ginger And Lime Granita
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This simple granita is an easy dessert to whip up — all it needs is some time to set in the freezer. Simply scarpe the watermelon mixture every so often to create the icy texture.
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Watermelon Gin Fizz
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By itself, watermelon is a refreshing dessert, but made into a cocktail it’s even better. Here it’s combined with gin, lime juice and ginger ale.
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Watermelon Gazpacho
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The chilled Spanish soup gazpacho isn’t just for tomatoes. This version combines watermelon and cucumber for a refreshing sweet-and-savory interplay of flavors.
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Watermelon Bombe
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All you need are are a few pints of ice cream (either store-bought or homemade) to create this unique dessert. The bombe is formed in a mixing bowl with pistachio and vanilla ice cream and watermelon sorbet. Broken chocolate wafers make up the seeds and a spongecake serves as the base.
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Watermelon Salad With Feta And Mint
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This classic watermelon salad recipe has a whole lot of Greek flair with feta, kalamata olives, and mint. Make the salad just before serving for best results.
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Sweet And Tangy Watermelon Salad
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Watermelon, cucumber, cilantro and peanuts combine to create this unique salad, which pairs well with roast or grilled meats like pork or chicken.
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Watermelon-Yogurt Ice
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This sherbet-like dessert is made with just watermelon puree and yogurt. Make it in an ice cream maker or freeze the mixture in an ice cube tray and puree the cubes in a food processor to create an ice cream texture.
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Watermelon Slush
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This drink combines watermelon, sugar, ice and a bit of lime juice to create a slushy concoction both kids and adults will like.
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Watermelon-Blueberry Ice Pops
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Fresh blueberries get suspended in a puree of watermelon to create these pretty ice pops, perfect on a hot day.
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WATCH: Watermelon Beach Beverage Recipe
Curtis Stone shows you his perfect beach beverage, made and drunk from a watermelon.
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