Grilled Watermelon Pizza with Honey and Lime
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Ingredients
1 20-25 pound seedless watermelon
2 cups cilantro leaves
6 ounces queso fresco
¼ cup honey
fresh lime wedges (as garnish)
SWEET PICKLED RED ONIONS
1 medium red onion (thinly sliced)
½ cup white vinegar
2 Tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 Tablespoon honey
1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
Directions
Make the sweet pickled red onions. One hour before you're ready to grill the watermelon, combine the sliced red onion, white vinegar, lime juice, honey, and salt in a small glass bowl. Cover and refrigerate for an hour. These can also be made days in advance, simply transfer to a lidded glass jar and refrigerate until ready to use.
Preheat the grill. When you're ready to cook the watermelon, preheat your grill to High heat (about 450-500 degrees F).
Prep the watermelon. Slice your watermelon into 1.5 inch rounds using a large, sharp knife. Brush each side of the watermelon slice with the liquid from the sweet pickled onions.
Grill the watermelon. Place the watermelon rounds on the grill and cook for 3-4 minutes per side, or until there are some light char marks on each side of the watermelon. You might need to work in a few batches at a time to get all of the watermelon grilled if your watermelon rounds are large and your grill grate is small.
Add toppings and serve. Place each grilled watermelon round on a large cutting board, drizzle each round with some of the honey, a few slices of the pickled red onion, some of the queso fresco, and a sprinkle of cilantro. Serve with a fresh lime wedge to squeeze over the top. Serve while still warm.
Notes
Tips for Making Grilled Watermelon
These three tips will help you create a perfectly crisp and tasty watermelon that doesn’t turn to mush on the grill.
Make sure your grill grates are clean. This prevents your watermelon from picking up any other flavors that have been on your grill. Trust me, you do NOT want leftover grilled salmon flavor on your watermelon.
Start with cold watermelon. You don’t want your watermelon turning to mush on the grill. Starting with a fully chilled watermelon will help to keep the watermelon nice and crisp.
Cook on a hot grill. The high heat of the grill will allow the exterior of the watermelon
Nutrition
Fat: 2 g
Calories: 46 kcal
Saturated Fat: 1 g
Sodium: 65 mg
Fiber: 1 g
Sugar: 5 g
Carbohydrate: 5 g
Cholesterol: 6 mg
Serving Size: 1 serving
Protein: 2 g