Sweet watermelon, put to work — smoothie bowls, watermelon slushies, fresh juice, blueberry mint salad, and lemonade for hot afternoons and easy summer suppers.
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Let’s freshen up with this refreshing watermelon smoothie bowl topped with lime!
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Open in Pepper →A watermelon is a lot of fruit to get through, and slicing wedges gets old by the third day. Blended, juiced, or tossed with mint and berries, it stretches into drinks and sides that actually get eaten.
Cooks on Pepper reach for this collection in July and August, when the kitchen is too hot to cook and everybody wants something cold in their hand before dinner is even on the table.
Every recipe here starts with watermelon and keeps it simple: a watermelon smoothie bowl, watermelon slushy, plain watermelon juice with lime, a summer watermelon blueberry salad with fresh mint, ricotta canapés, watermelon lemonade, and a spicy watermelon coconut rum punch with jalapeño for the grown-ups.
Freeze the cubes first
Spread 4 cups of watermelon chunks on a sheet pan and freeze 3 hours before blending. You get a thick slushy without watering it down with ice.
Strain for clear juice
Pour blended watermelon through a fine mesh strainer and press with a spoon. It takes about 2 minutes and gives you smooth juice instead of pulp.
Add lime at the end
Stir in 1 tablespoon of lime juice after blending, not before. It wakes up the sweetness and keeps the flavor bright for a full day in the fridge.
Salt the salad lightly
A pinch of flaky salt over cubed watermelon and blueberries pulls out juice and sharpens the mint. Toss it no more than 15 minutes before serving.