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Grilling Watermelon: Recipe for Refreshment From the Grill

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Bring freshness to your grill: grilled watermelon tastes wonderfully fruity and is refreshing on hot summer days. You can find out how to grill watermelon here.

Watermelon is the quintessential summer fruit and grilling is the quintessential summer activity. So why not combine these two things? Grilled watermelon is refreshing and super easy to make.

Grilling watermelon: You need these ingredients

What you need to be able to grill watermelon:

1 watermelon
3 tbsp oil, for example olive oil
a pinch of salt
We recommend that you use organic ingredients. In this way you can be sure that the food is free of chemical-synthetic pesticides, which supports species protection and soil protection. When shopping, look out for the organic seals from Demeter, Naturland and Bioland – these each follow stricter criteria than the EU organic seal.

Grilling a watermelon: It’s that easy

Slice the watermelon. Note our tricks for slicing melon. If you want, you can cut off the peel right away. You can also leave them on and only remove them when you eat. Don’t throw away the rind: This is how you can use the rind of the watermelon.
Place the slices on the grill for about 3 to 4 minutes per side. Don’t leave the melon on the grill for too long or it will become mushy. You can place the watermelon directly on the grill or use a grill container. You can find out how to do this sustainably in our article on grilling without aluminum foil.
Remove the watermelon from the grill, drizzle the grilled slices with some oil and sprinkle with a little salt.

Tips for refining your grilled watermelon:

If you like it sweeter, you can rub or sprinkle sugar on both sides of the watermelon before grilling. The sugar caramelizes with the heat.
If you want, you can also crumble feta (there is also vegan feta) or herder’s cheese and sprinkle it over the watermelon after grilling.
Fresh lemon or lime juice is also recommended. Drizzle a few drops over the grilled watermelon.
Chop up herbs like basil or lemon balm and serve with the melon.
Chopped nuts or seeds such as almonds or pistachios, sesame or sunflower seeds give the fruit a bite and a nutty note.
If you cut the grilled watermelon into smaller pieces and add the above ingredients and mix everything together, you will have a delicious watermelon salad.
If you serve the watermelon with ice after grilling, such as homemade vanilla ice cream, you get a summery dessert.
Test a savory version and season the watermelon with salt and pepper after grilling.

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