Watermelon And Pineapple Salad Recipes

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• In a large bowl, stir together oil, vinegar, lime zest and juice, honey and jalapeño. Season generously with salt and pepper. Add the red onion and toss to coat. Let marinate, 10 minutes.
• While the onions marinate, chop the watermelon and the pineapple into 1-inch cubes, discarding any seeds. Add watermelon and pineapple to the vinaigrette and toss to coat; season to taste. Refrigerate until serving.
• When ready to serve, add feta and herbs to salad and toss to coat. Sprinkle with Tajin, if using, and serve immediately.

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• Whisk the juice of 2 limes, 2 tablespoons each olive oil and finely chopped cilantro and shallot, 1 teaspoon each hot sauce and honey, and 1/4 teaspoon each ground cumin and kosher salt in a large bowl. Toss with 1 bunch chopped watercress, 2 cups cubed pineapple, 1 small jicama (peeled and cut into matchsticks) and 1 thinly sliced red jalapeno; season with salt.

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• Trim a small slice from the long side of the watermelon to create a flat surface. Set the watermelon on this trimmed side so it is stable. Cut the watermelon in half horizontally (lengthwise). Set aside the bottom half of the watermelon. Turn the top half cut-side down and cut into 1/2-inch slices. Use a 3-inch star cutter to make 4 stars (save the watermelon scraps for another use).
• Score 2 lines lengthwise about 1 inch apart down the center of the bottom half of the watermelon. Scoop out the flesh on either side of the lines to create 2 cavities with a strip down the center. Cut the scooped flesh into large chunks.
• Cut 4 stars from the pineapple rounds. Cut the remaining pineapple pieces into 1-inch cubes, discarding the fibrous centers.
• For the fruit skewers: Thread 2 strawberries onto each of four 10-inch wooden skewers. Thread a watermelon star onto each skewer, followed by a pineapple star.
• Put the cut-up watermelon, pineapple, mango and jicama in a large bowl. Add the kombucha, chamoy, tajin and hot sauce and toss to combine. Pour the fruit mixture into the watermelon cavities and decorate with the star skewers and tamarind candies. Sprinkle more tajin over the top.

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• Slice the watermelon lengthwise about 1/3 of the way from the top.
• This will be your bowl so you may have to slice a small portion off the bottom in order for it to sit flat.
• Either ball or chunk the watermelon flesh.
• Hollow out the watermelon shell completely.
• Ball or chunk the remaining melons.
• Chunk the pineapple.
• Mix all the fruits in the melon bowl.
• Combine the juices, water and sugar together.
• Pour over the fruits and toss lightly.
• Chill if desired or serve immediately.

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• Toss watermelon, pineapple, onion, cilantro, orange juice, and hot pepper sauce together in a bowl. Refrigerate 1 hour before serving.

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• In a large bowl, combine all ingredients. (Refrigerate, in airtight containers, up to 2 days).

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• Place all ingredients except pepper in a bowl and toss to mix.
• Add pepper to taste.
• Chill.

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• Saute the onion and garlic together over low heat, in a medium saucepan, being careful not to burn the garlic. Add the sugar and let it dissolve until almost caramelized. Stir in the pineapple, watermelon, and vinegar and allow to cook until the fruit is coated with the liquid in the pan, about 2 to 3 minutes. Season with salt, to taste, and serve with chopped mint and goat cheese.

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• Mix the mango, papaya, pineapple, watermelon, cucumber, coconut flakes and oranges in a large bowl. Stir in the lime juice. Sprinkle with the chile-lime salt to your desired spiciness level.

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• Wash and dry all the fruit.
• With a large veggie peeler/melon carver cut the top third of the watermelon off making a decorative edge of either scallops or peaks. (I wish I had premium so I could post pix). When I was a kid I drew my decorative edge on the melon and carved it with a boning knife but it is faster and easier if you get a tool designed for carving. Scoop the melon out with a small cookie scoop and set aside.
• Cut the cantaloupe into 8ths and cut the rind off. With the french fry blade of your food processor, shred the cantaloupe and set aside. I learned this from Greg Patton host of Pattonly Cooking sponsored by Cuisinart.
• Cut the honeydew in half and seed it. With a melon baller make itty bitty balls and set aside. You can cheat and slice this in your food processer on the thickest blade.
• Cut the pineapple into 8ths and core it. Cut into chunks and set aside.
• Mix melons and pineapples together in a large bowl.
• Quarter the strawberries and mix with the remaining berries and grapes. Do not mix in the raspberries or they will be pulverized.
• Layer the fruits in the watermelon basket, first a layer of the melons and pineapple, then the berries then some raspberries. Save most of the raspberries for the top layer. Continue layering until your melon basket is full and save the remaining fruit in a baggie so you can re-fill the melon basket.
• That's all there is to it! You can carve handles on your basket or leave it open which works better on a buffet as it is easier to access the fruit.
• To make it extra fancy whip up an egg white and dip clusters of grapes in it, then roll in superfine sugar and let dry on waxed paper. Secure the little grape clusters in the edging of the melon basket with a toothpick. I did this for my mother once when she had her lady friends over and it really wowed them as a centerpiece.
• Hope you try this! Have fun doing it with your kids.

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• Combine watermelon, honeydew, cantaloupe, pineapple, and strawberries in a large bowl. Whisk poppy seed dressing and yogurt together in a bowl; drizzle dressing mixture over fruit before serving.

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• In a large bowl, mix the rind, juice, sugar, and rum together.
• Add pineapple and watermelon.
• Toss gently to coat.
• Cover and chill for at least 2 hours.
• Sprinkle with nuts just before serving.

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• Stir the watermelon, pineapple, and onion together with the cilantro, orange juice, and hot sauce in a bowl. Cover, and refrigerate at least 30 minutes before serving.

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• Prepare the dressing: Combine garlic, chiles and sugar in the bowl of a large mortar and pestle. Pound into a fine paste. Add fish sauce and stir with the pestle until the sugar is fully dissolved. Add the lime juice and stir with the pestle to incorporate. Alternatively, you can combine the garlic, chiles, palm sugar (chop it into bits with a heavy knife or cleaver if it came in solid chunks), fish sauce and lime juice in a blender. Blend until the garlic and chiles are finely chopped, and stir until the sugar is dissolved.
• Prepare the salad: If using homemade shallots, skip to Step 3. If using store-bought shallots, toast them dry in a large skillet over medium-low heat until deep caramel brown and aromatic, about 3 minutes. (Alternatively, you can toast the shallots on a sheet tray in an oven or toaster oven at 375 degrees until deep caramel brown, about 6 minutes). Season generously with salt and transfer to a bowl.
• Combine watermelon, onion, cucumber, mint, cilantro, peanuts, half of the fried shallots and ¼ cup dressing in a large bowl. Toss to combine. Taste and add more dressing as desired. (Excess dressing can be reserved in a sealed container in the fridge for up to two weeks.) Transfer to a serving platter and sprinkle with remaining shallots. Serve.