Watermelon all day

Refreshing ways to make the most of watermelon season

Spinach Watermelon-Mint Salad Ingredients

• 1 cup cider vinegar

• ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce

• ½ cup oil, soybean, salad or cooking

• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, whole, dried

• 1 tablespoon poppy seeds

• ¼ cup granulated sugar

• 1 (10 ounce) bag baby spinach

• 2 cups raw watermelon

• 1 small red onion

• 1 cup pecans

• 1 cup raw mint leaves

Directions

1. In a small bowl, whisk together the apple cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, vegetable oil, sesame seeds, poppy seeds and sugar. Set aside.

2. In a large serving bowl, combine the spinach, watermelon, onion, pecans and mint. Toss with the dressing just before serving.

Watermelon Agua Fresca Ingredients

• 4 cups watermelon

• ½ cup water

• ½ cup granulated sugars

• 4 slices raw lime

• 24 raw mint leaves

• 1 cup ice

Directions

1. Puree the watermelon and water in a blender until smooth. Add sugar to taste.

2. Cut the lime slices in half. Place a half lime slice into each of 8 glasses along with 3 mint leaves. Crush with a cocktail muddler, then fill each glass with ice. Pour in the watermelon agua fresca, and stir before serving.

Watermelon and Corn Salsa Ingredients

• 1 ear corn, sweet, yellow, raw

• 2 tomatoes, red, ripe, raw

• ¼ sweet onion

• Juice of 1 lime

• 1 ½ teaspoons oil, olive, salad or cooking

• 1 ½ cups watermelon, raw

• 1 pinch salt

Directions

1. Mix tomatoes, corn, and sweet onion in a bowl. Sprinkle lime juice over tomato mixture. Pour olive oil over tomato mixture. Fold watermelon into tomato mixture. Season with salt to serve. Let sit 5 minutes before serving.