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barbecue, fruit, Grilled watermelon, Grilling, melon, vegan, vegetarian
OK, I’m new to the grilling fruit concept!!! I realize this might not be ground-breaking news to some of you, but I thought I would share this for those of you that are like me and are late to the party. I was recently introduced to the idea of grilling watermelon on one of the many TV cooking shows I watch. We were barbecuing and had some watermelon on hand, so I thought we should try it. It was very good!!! The sugar in the watermelon carmelized a bit changing the texture and the barbeue adds a smokey flavor. It was delicious!!!
There is definitely still a place in my heart for ice cold watermelon!!! But those watermelons are pretty big, so throw some of the slices on the grill and give it a try!!!
You really only have to grill them a couple of minutes on each side, depending on how hot your grill is. I just cooked them until I had some decent grill marks.
Enjoy! For all my U.S. Readers, I hope you have a safe and wonderful 4th of July weekend!
Inside Kel's Kitchen 
OMG I LOVE WATERMELON! What a fabulous thing to do with it! Another great recipe thank you!
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Me too! I can’t believe I didn’t try it before. It’s so easy, especially if you’ve already got the grill fired up. You just throw it on for a few minutes! We set out some grilled and some chilled,so people had the choice.
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Lovely idea! I’ve seen it done with mango, but never melon, so I can’t wait to try it! Thank you!
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Yeah, I’ve seen grilled peaches too. I want to try that as well.
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I suppose pineapple would be another good one to try too!
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Yesss!!! I want to try this!! I’ve always done pineapple. Thank you!
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I haven’t tried pineapple yet, but I want to! I also want to try grilled peaches! If you haven’t done it, another thing you can do with pineapple is keep the parts you cut off when prepping it (tops, skins, bottom) and throw it on coals when barbecuing. You do it when they’re fresh and moist and the juices will evaporate in the meat you’re cooking. It’s a different kind of smoking technique.
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Nice. I should try that with eggplant and zucchini on the grill. I usually boil the scraps with cinnamon sticks and cloves to make pineapple water.
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That’s interesting. What do you do with the pineapple water? For drinking?
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Yeah for drinking. It’s a typical Caribbean thing to do. It’s not as boring as water and it benefits you with the pineapple properties of flushing out toxins.
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Cool! Good to know! Do you live in the Caribbean? We’ve had the opportunity to visit several of the wonderful islands there! Love the islands and the people are so gracious and kind!
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I’m from Venezuela, which is considered a Caribbean country because we all share the same vibe.
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Awesome! I have never visited there, but would love to. Closest I’ve been is Barbados and Belize.
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Where are you now?
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I’m at home up in the San Francisco Bay Area. I’m a native! I’ve never lived out of this part of California. It’s just too wonderful to leave!
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I love your home. I know the vibe. Beautiful. It’s that vibe that I want to feel more here in Miami and I try my best to preserve it. The green clean vibe.
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Yes! The Bay Area is definitely like that. Keep those cloth grocery bags ready to go in my trunk!
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I’ve seen grilled watermelon before but have been too chicken to try it! I probably should next time I buy one!
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Try it! Our watermelon was so huge there was plenty to grill and keep some just chilled.
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Hm… I did hear and even taste a pickled watermelon, but this is totally different dimension, thanks for the idea!!!
BTW, I second the grilled pineapple idea. You can dip it in the coconut liquid, then coat with sugar – and here you go, coconut caramel grilled pineapples. Top it with a scoop of vanilla icecream, and you’re in heaven :). As for grilled peaches, they can go perfectly with brie cheese cube in them.
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Thanks! You’ve got some great ideas there yourself!
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Reblogged this on Summer Bourne, The Camper Cookie and commented:
Haven’t tried this yet but knowing how gorgeous BBQ’d pineapple is I think I must give it a go…
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What a great idea and really good for when you’re out in a campervan
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Definitely!
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Grilled watermelon is one of my favorites! Great post!
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Thank you so much! I really enjoyed it! Next is grilled pineapple and peaches.
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Oh yummy! I keep meaning to do this.
Thanks for the heads up about the smokey flavour- I would never have thought that would happen to it!
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Definitely worth trying!
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What a great idea! Can’t wait to try this. 😀
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This looks delicious. I’ve heard people talk about this, but you’ve convinced me to try it.
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You should! Super easy! We served some grilled and some not. That way there is something for everyone.
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I’ll try it. Thanks.
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