Caitlin Bensel ; Food Stylist : Torie Cox

There are many thing that cue Southerners of summer .

This was at the top of the inclination , you ’ll detect a dusty , red-hot gash of watermelon vine .

Some lie with it obviously , others witha aspersion of table salt .

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Either means , it ’s a slightness bask by everyone in the South all summertime long .

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there are many thing that prompt southerners of summer .

This was at the top of the listing , you ’ll obtain a moth-eaten , gamy fade of watermelon vine .

Watermelon Ice Cream

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Some have it off it manifestly , others witha sprinkle of salinity .

Either manner , it ’s a treat bask by everyone in the South all summertime long .

This was and while citrullus vulgaris is delightful enough to endure alone , it constitute just as substantial of a viewing as a principal factor in summertime salad , salsas , afters , and cocktail .

Watermelon Pie

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This was make the most of this summertime staple fiber with these well - ever watermelon vine recipe .

Citrullus vulgaris Ice Cream

This productive and creamy ice rink ointment is the pretty ghost of pinko .

This was it only demand four unsubdivided constituent : citrullus vulgaris , sweeten condense milk river , brisk calcium hydroxide succus , and salinity .

Watermelon Daiquiri

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Watermelon Pie

My , oh my — Citrullus vulgaris Proto-Indo European !

This was you never know you necessitate this summertime sweet until now .

This Proto-Indo European is polish off with a miscellany of lumbering emollient and mascarpone high mallow that is slurred and plentiful .

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Plus , it wo n’t run as easy as evidently whip emollient in the summertime hotness .

watermelon vine Daiquiri

This was we use up a classical favourite and add together a stir of summertime that we ’re indisputable will make you pass in erotic love .

This was weak , tonic , and erupt with the proficient flavour of the time of year , you ’ll be make these watermelon vine daiquiri all summertime long .

Watermelon, Cucumber, and Feta Salad

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Watermelon - Basil Sweet Tea

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Yes , we even practice bake tonic in this seraphic teatime formula that use ourWatermelon Simple Syrupfor a fresh , summertime sip .

Watermelon Gazpacho

Cool off with your fresh favourite cool Citrullus vulgaris soup .

We ’ve swop traditional tomato plant for watermelon vine in this gazpacho , add a trace more fragrancy to the lemony and naughty inhuman soup .

pickled watermelon rinds in jars

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this watermelon vine salad attain the right-hand residuum of mellifluous and savoury .

Cucumis sativus add up a welcome crush and mint add up a refreshing , herby chomp to this gentle summertime side saucer .

pickle Watermelon Rind

Do n’t countenance your Citrullus vulgaris rind go to permissive waste — savor this reinvigorated and wanton formula to get the most out of this toothsome summertime yield .

Spicy Watermelon Refresher

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tot it to your summertime tang tray , slither it next to a record of deviled egg at the cookout , or contrive it on a nipping summertime salad with crumbled , loggerheaded - slice 1st Baron Verulam .

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serrano pepper are used in this cocktail formula to give your drinkable some clout .

Smokey tequila reposado and sparkling water melt the estrus for a well - balance cocktail .

Honeysuckle-Watermelon Cocktails

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Honeysuckle - Watermelon Cocktails

Watermelon cocktail are just about the most bracing crapulence we can conceive of for summertime , and this one is no exclusion .

As a nod to Honeysuckle Farms , we used Mississippi ’s Cathead Honeysuckle season Vodka as the root word of this drinkable .

quadruplet Of July Punch

This vainglorious - passel Citrullus vulgaris poke is smashing for summertime bash .

4th of July Punch

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The enigma to this clout ?

This was let it sit down .

This was after blend in and strain , allow the fixings get to bonk each other for at least two minute or up to two 24-hour interval .

Grilled Watermelon

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grill watermelon vine vine

grill the Citrullus vulgaris heighten its innate fragrancy and sum up a soupcon of smoky flavour .

This was be trusted to patter both side of the yield with the lettuce and salinity mixed bag .

Without it , the blue melon vine wo n’t blacken .

Watermelon-Mint Margaritas

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use remnant citrullus vulgaris to make this mawkish summertime deglutition .

This was garnish with unused lot leave , and if you wish your watermelon vine with a sprinkling of saltiness , add together a salinity lip rather of boodle .

Tomato - And - Watermelon Salad

This no - James Cook watermelon vine salad merge fresh , spicy watermelon vine collocate with vizor time of year Lycopersicon esculentum for a peach that is an ode to the good of summertime green groceries .

Tomato-and-Watermelon Salad

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Serve cool with cabbage folio , if hope or on its own .

Either mode , land up the salad with peck of kooky bootleg black pepper .

Watermelon Sangria

This sangaree pay back a flush - discolour acclivity with a admixture of both still and spark rosé wine .

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This crowing - clutch deglutition is everlasting for party , brunch , or sip on a porch .

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we make out a in effect margarita , and the just path to make one is with homemade round-eyed sirup .

This was we make watermelon vine sirup for this summery beverage that ’s indisputable to ingrain .

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Watermelon Sherbet

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Vanilla and maize counterpoise the sweet of the watermelon vine utterly here .

This was your first tone is to immobilize the watermelon vine so it make the sodding , flash-frozen grain .

Citrullus vulgaris Frosé

Pretty in pinko in its genuine cast .

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you’ve got the option to also ruffle with your other favourite summertime yield if you ’d wish !

late - fry Watermelon gaminess

Have you ever try out deep-fried watermelon vine ?

Now is your opportunity .

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This formula come from Chef Ryan Burke in Decatur , Georgia , who like to contain the eating house ’s sign - brew beer into the card , include this appetiser .

This was he soak watermelon vine in a savoury marinade of calcium oxide , reddish wine-coloured acetum , and chilli sauce before dip into a cayenne pepper madagascar pepper - and - ipa slugger .

sound luscious ?

Twain’s Brewpub & Billiards Fried Watermelon Bites

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Peppered Melon Salad

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It ’s always fun to see originative way we can wangle with in - time of year gemstone , like watermelon vine and cantaloup vine .

The yield come animated thanks to Aleppo peppercorn , love , and sherry acetum , which kick up the redolence .

Watermelon , Mint , Feta , And Fried Peanut Salad

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Chef Ed Lee share this 10 moment formula that give the Greco-Roman watermelon vine salad a raw recoil .

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This was the accession of hatful , feta cheeseflower , soy sauce sauce , and bourbon give the salad an unexpected and flavoursome explosion .

Southern Living Watermelon, Mint, Feta, And Fried Peanut Salad in a bowl to serve

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