A watermelon is apparently made up of 92% water. That’s a whole lot of H2O. Combine all this with their natural sugars and eating one is a sure-fire way to keep refreshed.
I love the look of a watermelon but usually shy away from buying them because I’m not too sure what to do with it. After a bit of research I’ve come up with three ideas for using this rather large and juicy fruit.
Lollies
For a healthy and hydrating lolly, slice the fruit into triangles and push in a lolly stick. Kiddiwinks love this idea and it should be less messy this way. Our top tip for doing this would be to take a knife to cut a full circle from the fruit and make incisions in the skin BEFORE cutting into triangles. I’ve also seen people add a cupcake wrapper to the stick too to catch the drips.
Salad
Dice up watermelon and feta into chunks and then add olives and mint for a super easy and invigorating salad. Finish with a squeeze of lemon juice or a drizzle of olive oil. Grilled halloumi also makes an awesome partner to watermelon.
Gin
For a thirst-quenching kick then mix together a little cocktail. This gin spritzer recipe from BBC Good Food takes cubed watermelon, sliced limes and a glug of gin to make a cheeky drink.
Then the other week, our cake baker supreme Charlotte from Buttercream and Dreams rocked up to Mrs O’Shea’s with this utterly awesome creation.
Who knew there were so many things you could do with a watermelon? What do you do with yours?
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Seriously lusting after that salad right now. Normally I would say the Gin most of all but I’m not a fan of Gin. Wondering if it would work with Pimms?! To make it extra refreshing how about freezing the watermelon cubes first. Actually could be rather tasty added to any drink! x
Freezing watermelon in cubes is a smashing idea Charlotte. I want to try! x
These look seriously good! When I was 10 my family went to Florida and survived the heat by buying watermelon to keep us hydrated but my memories are of us sitting round and trying to spit the pips into a tub in the middle for points as we ate through (those pips do get in the way of an otherwise brilliant fruit) I’m ashamed to say I’ve carried on this gross tradition so that’s my rather lame contribution. Love the idea of it in a salad and frozen cubes in drinks.
LOVING the frozen cubes idea! plus having it in gin seems mighty popular – as proved by my instagram x
The salad looks amazing.