WATERMELON • RECIPES.
As in life you eat watermelon? Most probably, - only raw or in a cocktail. But a bit of magic, and you can do amazing things with watermelon: ice cream, neck, and even fried savory.
So we recommend to take note of 10 simple in execution, but impressive recipes with watermelon.
1. Salad appetizer with grilled watermelon, mint and feta cheese
Grilled watermelon - it sounds scary, but in fact - juicy and crunchy inside, smoky and sweet crust on the outside. Throw him salty feta cheese, add the zest of lime and with the help of a little fresh mint. And here you have a wonderful salad is ready for a picnic!
For the salad, snacks need:
8 slices of seedless watermelon (about the size of a deck of cards);
2 tablespoons olive oil;
5 teaspoons lime juice;
5 slices of feta cheese (a little more than 100 grams);
handful of fresh mint leaves;
3 cups greens (arugula, lettuce, watercress);
salt and pepper - to taste;
roasted pumpkin seeds.
Red-hot grill. Dry with paper towel pieces of watermelon and put them on the grill. Fry on one side, without turning, for 2 minutes.
Stir greens with 2 tablespoons lime juice, olive oil and a pinch of salt. Arrange the greens on a large platter, top with slices of watermelon grilled toasted side up. Add Fet and a few slices of watermelon. Pour them on top of the remaining lime juice and sprinkle with a little salt (pepper to taste). It remains only to decorate everything mint and pumpkin seeds.
2. A mouthwatering watermelon slices with mint and lime
For mouth-watering slices need:
1 chilled seedless watermelon;
1/2 bunch fresh mint;
4 lime (from 2 - Peel, from 2 - juice);
3/4 cup sugar.
Cut the watermelon into 4 pieces, then into slices thickness of about 5 centimeters (cm. As shown). Chop the mint leaves and mix in a bowl with 2 tablespoons lime zest. Add sugar and mix well everything. Put a slice of watermelon on a platter and pour them on top of lime juice. Then sprinkle pieces made mint-lime sugar.
3. watermelon-mint sorbet
Classic watermelon in the new version: frozen pulp + mint + = lime juicy and refreshing ice cream (or in other words, sherbet). Sherbet contains almost no sugar and for even more fun can be supplemented with a few tablespoons of rum.
For the sorbet will need:
watermelon (about 2 kg, seeded and broken into pieces);
1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon sugar;
3 limes (juice from them);
3 tablespoons white rum;
pinch of salt;
1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon chopped mint leaves.
Chunks of watermelon, sugar, lime juice and rum - Everything is loaded into the blender. And bring to a state of mashed potatoes. Add the mint and mix everything as long as it does not turn into small particles and will not be seen. After the mixture is packed in an airtight container and frozen within a few hours.
The presence of ice cream greatly facilitates the process. If it does not, then every hour We reach the mixture from the freezer and carefully stir it with a spoon or an electric mixer until it is possible. This is in order to avoid forming a frozen ice crystals. For a complete freeze sherbet kept in the freezer for 6-8 hours.
4. watermelon tomato salad with feta
You will be surprised how well the watermelon and feta cheese. With each bite of salty, sweet and refreshing at the same time notes start to play brighter. This salad simple, but not without ingenuity fraction, since it is possible to add other summer vegetables (except tomato). The dish is best served with grilled fish or steak.
For lettuce need:
4 tablespoons red wine vinegar;
1 teaspoon salt;
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper;
1/2 cup olive oil;
1 small cucumber, peeled;
1/2 small red onion;
3 tomatoes, sliced;
3 1/2 cups seedless watermelon, cut into small pieces;
1 red bell pepper, cut into pieces;
200 grams feta cheese, diced size of 1-1.5 cm;
1 cup finely chopped fresh mint leaves.
We start with the preparation of filling. To do this, mix the vinegar, salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Then add the olive oil and whisk well. At the time put aside.
Cut the cucumber in half lengthwise, remove the seeds with a spoon if necessary. Then cut it into thin slices in the form of a crescent. Not thick cut onion into half rings. Finally, cucumber, onion, tomatoes, chunks of watermelon, peppers, cheese and mint put in a large bowl. Add the dressing. Serve immediately desirable.
5. Milk-shake watermelon
Try this incredible shake in which juicy watermelon mixed with ice and milk. That's incredible! Frothy, sweet, delicate pinkish color ... Milk and watermelon shake it turns out not cloying and heavy. Consistency it is more like a juice with the addition of something like the cream.
Watermelon, you must first freeze. To do this, cut it into pieces, put them on a piece of parchment paper in a single layer and place in the freezer. So chunks of watermelon are not glued together, and you can take them as long as necessary. After freezing them can pass them in sealed bags and stored in a way to h months.
For the neck will need:
3 cups frozen chunks of watermelon;
1 cup milk;
2 tablespoons sugar.
Mix all ingredients in a blender and bring to the consistency of a milk shake. The taste you can add sugar. Actually, you're done!
6. Refreshing watermelon water
In the summer of habit quenches thirst soda? Strongly urge you to drop the case and use only natural homemade drinks. So today we have the key figure is the watermelon, we offer you a wonderful recipe for watermelon cold water. It almost no sugar, and refreshes it great.
For the watermelon water required:
half a large watermelon (without peel, cut into large pieces);
4 cups of water;
8 fresh mint leaves (available to taste);
juice of half a lime (about 1-1.5 tablespoons);
3 tablespoons sugar or honey.
Half of watermelon pulp and half the water put into a blender and turn into a homogeneous puree. Then try to get a lot of taste - enough was sweet. If you feel that is not very sweet, remember to add the sugar in the next batch. Strain the liquid through a sieve into a pitcher or large bowl. Repeat the procedure with the remaining pieces of watermelon and water, add the mint leaves and sugar. Mix everything until smooth. Again filtered. Add the lime juice. Cool before serving.
7. Watermelon popsicle
Eskimo - is a kind of synonymous with childhood. And here before us is great or not so great, but certainly very welcome, watermelon - surely it can be converted into everyone's favorite dessert? This is what we suggest you make!
For watermelon popsicle need:
about 700 grams of watermelon flesh without skin and bones;
2 tablespoons sugar;
4 tablespoons chopped fresh mint leaves;
2 teaspoons grated lemon peel;
a pinch of salt.
Watermelon pulp with sugar in a blender grind. A little later add the mint, lemon zest and salt.
The resulting mixture is poured into molds popsicle, which are available in the economy. Then send future watermelon ice cream in the fridge. One and a half hours a form, you can insert sticks. We reserve watermelon popsicle in the freezer for at least 3 hours to it properly frozen.
8. Watermelon jelly
Watermelon is delicious in itself. But why not treat yourself to a wonderful dessert? Watermelon jelly - a dish of not discharge standard. It has a delicious taste, delicate colors and textures. This dessert just love both adults and children;
Jelly will need:
watermelon (about 3 kg with the skin);
gelatin (sachet, about 20 grams);
1/2 cup sugar;
1/4 cup lemon juice;
vegetable oil.
Cut the watermelon into chunks, peeled. The flesh lay in a blender and turn into a puree. Pyurirovanny watermelon strain through a sieve. As a result, should have about 3 cups of juice.
In a small bowl, mix the gelatin with 1 cup of watermelon juice. Give it brew for 3 minutes.
In a small saucepan over medium heat warms up the rest of the watermelon juice, adding sugar to it. Keep the fire until the sugar is completely dissolved. Then add this mixture to the previously prepared gelatin and lemon juice. Remove from the heat.
Poured harvested mixture of forms previously missed oil. We cover and put in the refrigerator overnight. Before serving, cut the jelly into cubes and spread over a bowl.
9. watermelon and orange smoothie
This cocktail turns out delicious and very refreshing. Watermelon, however, as the orange juice is an excellent source of antioxidants and vitamin C. What do we do in its composition pepper - you ask? He subtly emphasizes the taste of watermelon. You should not be afraid to add it to your cocktail.
For smoothies need:
2.5 cups chopped seedless watermelon;
1 cup ice;
1/2 cup orange juice;
1/4 teaspoon black pepper.
Cut the watermelon into chunks, if possible remove the seeds. Loaded into a blender slices of watermelon, orange juice, pepper and ice. All the mix. You can add a little honey to make a sweet drink. That's how quick and easy, and is ready to smoothies. Enjoy!
10. Superosvezhayuschy strawberry-watermelon drink
Excellent refreshing soft drink with a wonderful aroma and rich flavor. The main thing in it - keep the right proportion of strawberries: if it is too much, it is already receive candy, if too small, the drinks are not to be missed sweets. Therefore, try and experiment!
Beverage will need:
4 cups diced watermelon;
1 cup strawberries purified;
juice of half a lime;
6 mint leaves (for decoration +);
ice.
If you have a juicer, then in accordance with the instructions get the juice from the watermelon, strawberry, lime. The flesh is not used.
If using a blender, then mix watermelon, strawberries, lime until smooth. Strain through a sieve, helping spatula.
Take the glasses and put each of them on 3 mint leaves. Top placing ice. A mixture of juices (watermelon, strawberry and lime), and serve by the glass; Ideas.
As you can see, everything is simple and affordable. Recipes, the main component of which is the watermelon - so good that I want to do them right now!
And what the original recipes with watermelon you know?
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