What Is Watermelon rind and How Can I Use It?
Wondering what to do with watermelon rind? This guide covers how to pick it, cook it, store it, and swap it — with 8 recipes to put it to work.
| In Chinese: | 西瓜皮 | |
| British (UK) term: | Watermelon rind | |
| en français: | melon d'eau | |
| en español: | corteza de la sandía |
Recipes using watermelon rind
There are 8 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Chilled Fruit Soup with Spiked Nuts
Chilled fruit soup with spiked melon: champagne-sweetened fruit broth ladled over vodka-and-tequila-marinated melon, grapes, and plums. A grown-up summer starter built for heat waves.
Spiced Watermelon Pickles
Spiced watermelon rind pickles, the Southern preserving classic that turns leftover rind into translucent sweet-and-spicy gems flavored with cinnamon, clove, and ginger. Water-bath canned for the pantry shelf.
Old Fashioned Fruit Cake #4
Old fashioned fruit cake with blackberry jam, fig preserves, watermelon rind preserves, candied cherries, pecans, and cocoa. Baked low and slow in a cast iron skillet.
Watermelon Rind Pickle
Watermelon rind pickle is a Southern preserve made from the white inner rind, brined for three days then simmered in spiced sweet vinegar with cinnamon, cloves, and lemon. Crisp, sweet-tart, translucent.
Watermelon Rind Pickles (Mom)
Mom's old-fashioned watermelon rind pickles soaked in lime water, then simmered in sweet spiced vinegar syrup until jewel-like and translucent. A Southern heirloom canning recipe worth the wait.
Watermelon Pickle
Watermelon rind pickle: sweet-spiced preserves made from the often-discarded rind with cloves, allspice, vinegar, and sugar. A Southern canning tradition worth keeping.
Prune Conserve I
Old-fashioned prune conserve with quinces, apples, oranges, watermelon rind, raisins, and chopped nuts. A thick, jammy fruit preserve with complex flavor from six different fruits.
