Watermelon and Ginger

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This watermelon and ginger is an inspired upgrade on simple sliced watermelon. Slice watermelon, rub with ginger, devour, repeat. Sweet heat. Not that we have anything against watermelon straight up. This is just…better.

A person holding a whole watermelon that has been torn open

Adapted from Jeff Crump | Bettina Schormann | Earth to Table | Ecco, 2009

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Watermelon and Ginger

A person holding a whole watermelon that has been torn open
This watermelon and ginger is an inspired upgrade on simple sliced watermelon. Slice watermelon, rub with ginger, devour, repeat. Sweet heat. Not that we have anything against watermelon straight up. This is just…better.

Prep 5 minutes
Total 5 minutes
Dessert
American
16 servings
84 kcal
5 / 2 votes
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Ingredients 

  • One piece fresh ginger unpeeled
  • 1 watermelon red or yellow, chilled

Directions
 

  • Cut the ginger into 1 inch lengths and then cut each length in half lengthwise.
  • Cut the watermelon lengthwise into quarters, then cut each quarter crosswise into 1-inch-thick slices. Rub the cut sides of the ginger on the watermelon.
  • Pile the watermelon slices on a platter and, well, you can take it from here. Originally published June 28, 2010.
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Serving: 1portionCalories: 84kcal (4%)Carbohydrates: 21g (7%)Protein: 2g (4%)Fat: 1g (2%)Saturated Fat: 1g (6%)Polyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 3mgPotassium: 315mg (9%)Fiber: 1g (4%)Sugar: 17g (19%)Vitamin A: 1600IU (32%)Vitamin C: 23mg (28%)Calcium: 20mg (2%)Iron: 1mg (6%)

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Recipe Testers’ Reviews

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Elsa M. Jacobson

How do you improve on watermelon? Rub it with ginger. Does it work? Yes. Is it delicious? Yes. Is it refreshing? Yes. Would I make this again? Absolutely yes.

When the editors mention “sweet heat,” yes, it’s true. But sweet meets heat here so gently, it whispers, and I imagine even non-ginger lovers (are there any?) would find this a treat. And it takes just 5 minutes from start to finish, maybe even less.

This was such a good idea, I revisited the Watermelon Limeade recipe on this site, and would now add a comment to my previous notes that a hint of ginger added to the limeade would be as divine there as it is here.

Originally published June 26, 2019

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Recipe © 2009 Jeff Crump and Bettina Schormann. Photo © 2009 Edward Pond. All rights reserved. All materials used with permission.

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Comments

  2. I saw yellow watermelon recently but have not tried yet. Would love to try your way of using ginger to give a kick to the taste of watermelon.

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  3. 5 stars
    Fabulous! I have watermelon in the fridge right now and will plan to use this recipe tonight! Thank you for a great idea.

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