Watermelon

A large summer melon with crisp, sweet red flesh and very high water content. Seedless varieties are now most common. Best eaten cold.

Watermelon

Used for

  • fruit salads
  • snack platters
  • agua fresca
  • grilling

In the kitchen

  • slice
  • cube
  • scoop
  • juice

Picking it at the store

  • Knock on the outside — a ripe watermelon sounds hollow
  • Look for a creamy yellow field spot on the bottom where it rested on the ground; pale or white means it was picked too early

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