In Season: Watermelon
The quintessential summer picnic treat finds its way into cocktails, soups, and more
Sure, it's delicious all on its own (or sprinkled with a little salt, mmm!), carefully cut into a generous wedge. But with all the other ways that watermelon graces the summer table, you could even have an all-watermelon menu!
Start the party with star chef Kathy Casey's H20 Tropi-Hot "summertime tequila refresher", which also features jalapeño to kick up the flavor. For appetizers, sandwich a thin slice of pickled daikon between two slices of watermelon for a gorgeous Asian-inspired nibble. Move on to the salad course: peppery arugula and salty feta topped with small balls of bright-pink melon. Or, for a savory soup, try a watermelon-laced gazpacho, with hot and sweet peppers, cucumber, and kalamata olive garnish (trust me, it's delicious).
And here's your trivia for the day: Watermelon isn't technically a melon (genus Cucumis, just like -- you guessed it -- cucumbers) but bears a stronger relation to gourds like pumpkin.
Anita Crotty
Anita Crotty is co-author of Married... with Dinner, an award-winning food blog that chronicles the continuing adventures of "a couple of San Francisco food dorks." Anita and her husband Cameron are both professional writers, amateur cooks, and avid diners.read full bio.
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