Watermelon
Watermelon, Shiso, Plum, and Salt
Make the most of melon season with this simple and savory fruit salad.
Bloody Maria With Quick-Pickled Watermelon Wedges
This brunch drink is made with tequila and leftover watermelon-tomato gazpacho.
Tomato-Watermelon Gazpacho
Wait to make this tomato-watermelon gazpacho until it’s the scorching second half of summer when your farmers market is bursting with juicy tomatoes.
Do You Need to Refrigerate Watermelon?
Learn how to store watermelon, cantaloupe, and honeydew for the sweetest flavor and optimal texture.
37 Watermelon Recipes for Your Juiciest Summer Yet
A ripe red slice and the seed-spitting contest that follows are great. These recipes are better.
Frozen Watermelon Margarita
Shake up your next backyard BBQ with this frozen watermelon margarita recipe. It’ll cool you down faster than a dunk in the pool.
Barbie Girl
This combination of watermelon juice, pisco, and black currant liqueur will take you to the glossy world of a “Barbie Girl.”
Keep Your Dirty Shirleys. I've Got Watermelon Slush.
This simple 2-ingredient watermelon slush takes less than 10 minutes to make and is the refreshing beverage we want to sip on all summer long.
This Easy 3-Ingredient Drink Is the Drink of Summer
Natasha David’s low-ABV pitcher cocktail is just the thing to sip when it's hot out. Learn how to make the easy pitcher drink for summer.
Jam Session
This refreshing sherry and watermelon cocktail gets a spicy kick from ginger kombucha.
Willing Watermelon Rind Preserves
Don't throw away your watermelon rinds. Turn them into these sweetly sour preserves, which are a perfect accompaniment to roasted meats, cheese plates, and more.
The No-Cook Dinner Party of My Dreams
When you don’t want to—or literally can’t—turn on the oven, you can still put together a delicious spread.
Watermelon Tomato Salad With Goat Cheese and Corn Nuts
Even though this salad is all about summery from-the-farm watermelon and tomatoes, the corn nuts make the dish. Their salt and crunch accentuate the juicy sweetness of the fruit.
Watermelon-Berry Salad With Chile Dressing and Lots of Herbs
The Thai-inspired dressing—tart and spicy and salty—plays up the sweetness of watermelon and berries while keeping the fruit salad firmly in savory territory.
Quiero Saber
This watermelon cocktail, inspired by the song by the Fania All-Stars, is a thirst quencher that makes us dream of dancing the night away to live salsa music.
Grilled Watermelon Salad With Lime Mango Dressing
Grilling watermelon caramelizes the sweetness of the fruit, and the char gives just a hint of smoky flavor.
Watermelon Salad With Radishes
If your watermelon isn’t very sweet, force it to be savory by adding peppery radishes and a quick vinaigrette. With mint strewn all over, it's super-refreshing.
Aguas Frescas (Mexican Fruit Coolers)
Aguas frescas, water-based fruit drinks, are a cool way to make your fresh fruit go further—especially in the summertime when you might have a larger watermelon than you know what to do with, or peaches that are starting to shrivel.
Say Anything
The perfect romantic-comedy homage in a drink—a little sweet, a little bitter, and HOT.
Watermelon, Lime, and White Pepper Yogurt Drink
This refreshing blended drink is inspired by ayran, doogh, and lassi. Yogurt makes it tangy and creamy; white pepper gives a touch of earthy heat.