What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Start Smart: Watermelon Firecracker Bites! Who sprinkles salt on watermelon? Maybe you automatically did it as a child sitting on the back porch steps spewing seeds at your brother. If we saw mom with the salt shaker, everyone did it. Right? No judgment here. Actually, did you know watermelon can be naturally sour or bitter? Truth. By sprinkling it with salt, it brings out the sweetness of the melon. And salt just makes everything taste better. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
WATERMELON FIRECRACKER BITES
Ingredients:
2 cups watermelon, seedless and cut into bite-size cubes
1/2 cup peaches, peeled and chopped
1-2 jalapeño peppers, sliced
1/2 teaspoon raspberry chipotle seasoning
3 tablespoons lime juice
3 tablespoons lime olive oil
1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
Instructions:
Combine watermelon cubes, peach chunks, and jalapeño slices in a bowl. Toss lightly. Sprinkle raspberry chipotle seasoning over all. Whisk together lime juice, lime olive oil, and chopped cilantro. Pour dressing over the watermelon salad. Toss gently. Cover and refrigerate for one hour. When ready to serve, divide salad between four bowls. Drizzle marinade over all.
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Salt actually makes everything tastes better 😋, what an amazing combination with perfect name- firecracker bites. Watermelon here I come😍
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You are so right. I have a crazy amount of different salts. It’s fun trying different ways to use them. 😍
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As I love melon, this is a perfect salad for me, thank you, Gail.
Joanna
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Watch it disappear. 👀🍃🍉
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I just heard about putting salt on watermelon and grapefruit 😃
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Two delightful fruits! 🍃🍉🧡
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Yes!! 😋
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Our recent floods have knocked out the watermelon fields. A not-so-big watermelon costs about $30, so I’ll have to wait a while to try this.
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The wedge I bought used to be the cost of an entire watermelon. 🍃🍉
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Raspberry chipotle seasoning sounds great. I love salt on a watermelon (think Hawaiian black sea salt!), but haven’t mixed in the spicy peppers before. Will definitely give this one a try!
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I do happen to have quite a few Hawaiian seasonings on hand, including Pacific Sea Salt! 🌴🌊
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[…] Watermelon Firecracker Bites […]
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For a burst of flavor, try this. 💥
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“All these precious moments
That we carved in stone
Are only memories after all
Memories after all
Memories after all” Memories by Shawn Mendez
Ahh, yes the memories of those old recipes live on! 😄
c.a.
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Enough to repeat them. 😜✨
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I need to try this. I never thought of combining fruit with jalapenos but I can imagine so well how good it must taste.
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It does if you like them. 🍃🌶💥🍉
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I like the look of this and am going to give it a go
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I’m honored. Please let me know how you like it. 🍃🍉
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Will do Gail
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That sounds like a firecracker alright! I never ate salt on watermelon but I’ll give it a try. Years and years ago I remember my aunt eating salt on an apple. Who knows???
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Ooh. I actually sprinkled salt on a green apple. It wasn’t as sour. 🍃🍏
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We go one further and use salt AND pepper on most fruit. Flavor burst!
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Pepper is amazing on fruit. 🍉🍑🍋
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