Watermelon makes a great party snack. Here is the easiest way to take a whole watermelon and cut it into watermelon sticks.
For more healthy snacks to try at your next party, check out my recipes for Fruit and Veggie Kabobs and Easy Guacamole.
Delicious Summer Fruit
Fresh cut watermelon is a popular summer snack partly because it is made up of 92% water. This helps to rehydrate our bodies in the summer heat in a very delicious way. Now when it comes to slicing it, watermelon balls or even watermelon cubes can be so messy and awkward to eat. Using a cookie cutter can be cute, but again- messy. Cutting watermelon into sticks is the only way to cut watermelon in my opinion.
Other ways to enjoy ripe watermelon are in fruit salads, added to your smoothies, or try this recipe for Watermelon Feta Salad that looks delicious.
Easy Method
Here is the easy way to cut watermelon:
- Start with a large cutting board that has a ridge to hold your juices.
- With a nice sharp knife, cut your watermelon in half along the equator, not the two ends, to give you two halves.
- Turn the halves upside down so that the flat side is on the cutting board. I like to cut off some of the outer rind so that the sticks have more of the flesh showing, but this step is optional.
- Cut the watermelon in slices going in one direction, then rotate it 90 degrees and cut slices going the opposite direction making a cross hatch.
- You've got sticks!
Storage
Store the remaining watermelon in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-5 days. Uncut watermelon should be stored at room temperature.
To enjoying watermelon season,
Jenna
