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Jake Sternquist

No intellectual nourishment signify summertime more thanwatermelon . May through September ( maybe a bit longer if you prod it as much as we do ) is prime time for savoring your fairish contribution of watermelon . To help you delight it even more , we create guides topick a watermelonandcut a watermeloninto wedges , cube , sticks , and melon balls .

Plate of atermelon fries

Credit:Jake Sternquist

But according to one swerve social medium post , we lose the best way to cut watermelon : fries .

How to Make Watermelon Fries

The puppet she use — a French tyke seam cutting shaft . To make watermelon tike , set forth with a clean-living watermelon vine . Staller ( and we ) prefer for seedless for simpleness . Place the melon vine on a newspaper clipping plug-in , and then , using a acute chef ’s tongue , trim ½ inch off one of the watermelon ends so it sits two-dimensional on the slip circuit card . Use the knife to slicing slabs of melon that are about ½-inch thick .   Working one slab at a time , use the crinkle cutlery to cut “ fries ” that are about as wide as they are thick . After you are finished cutting the intact Citrullus vulgaris into Roger Fry , transfer them to a platter .

When you ’re done , do n’t jactitate the watermelon rinds ! employ them to make a batch ofpickled watermelon rind .

Ingredients

1miniseedless watermelon(4 to 5 lb . )

2largestrawberries , hull

1/2cuplow fatvanilla - flavored Greek yogurt

1Tbsp.honey

1/2tsp.lime piquancy

Directions

Cut the rind off of the top and bottom of the watermelon vine , about 1 - column inch thick . Stand the watermelon vine up on one of the snub sides . Cut the rind off from the top down rotate the Citrullus vulgaris as you go . Using the crinkle cutter cut the watermelon in half lengthwise . seat watermelon vine half , cut side down , on cutting board crinkle cut crosswise into 1/2 " slices , getting half moonlight . Working with each slice crinkle make out yield into 1/2 - inch - thickheaded stick from there . Using a crinkle tender , cut each slice into 1/2 - column inch fry .

For the cutpurse , in a small liquidizer or solid food processor corporate trust strawberries , yogurt , honey , and lime zest ( if using ) . Cover and blend until fluent . Serve fries with dip .

Nutrition Facts(per serving)

  • The % Daily Value ( DV ) tells you how much a food in a food for thought serving contributes to a everyday diet . 2,000 calories a day is used for ecumenical victuals advice .