Watermelon

Whether your produce is peak-season or just so-so, this smart recipe will make it shine.

Summer means spicy, savory fruit salads made with whatever fresh produce you’ve got, plus lime juice, sugar, fish sauce, dried shrimp, and lots of red chiles.

Rim some glasses with spicy salt and make this juicy watermelon cocktail recipe for your summer barbecue. It’s an easy gin cocktail served by the pitcher.

Turn summer’s biggest fruit into juicy drinks, bright salads, and more with our best recipes for watermelon.

Peak summer intel.

Cold, smooth, and tangy-sweet, this invigorating refresher is just what's needed for Juneteenth and all of your hot summer days.

A classic combination of melon and cured meat gets upgraded with the addition of briny olives and buttery nuts.

This playful take on spicy tuna onigiri swaps watermelon (yes, watermelon!) for the fish, resulting in a vegan bite that tastes (surprisingly) like the real deal. 

Let this sweet n' spicy gazpacho take your tastebuds on a ride with notes of tangy kimchi and fruitiness of summer melons. 

Take sweet, juicy melon into the realm of dinner with a hit of Taiwanese black vinegar. (Chile crisp, fish sauce, and fried shallots help, too.)

Red, juicy, and sweet, tomatoes and watermelon are soul mates, and they both need salt, spice, and fat to reach their full potential.

Perfect as either a side salad or a cocktail hour snack platter, you’re going to want to keep serving this mix of complementary sweet and salty and crunchy and soft bites all summer long.

If your watermelon is a bit lacking in the flavor department, here's how to save it.

It’s two ingredients and the most refreshing thing you’ll drink this summer.

The jagged, irregular chunks of fruit in this salad recipe make it clear that something unexpected is about to happen.

I will blending up this perfect salty-sweet refresher ALL SUMMER LONG.

It’s refreshing, naturally sweet without added sugar, and just look at that PINK!

The ceviche at Lil' Deb's Oasis in Hudson, NY, changes on a daily basis in an ever-evolving experiment of colors and flavors. The restaurant uses only locally caught fresh fish, so, in order to re-create at home, buy the highest-quality ingredients you can find.

These party-friendly batched cocktails will keep your chill going all season long.

This basil-infused puréed watermelon punch will go fast, trust us!

These versions wouldn't know those old fruit salads if it passed them on the street.

Why we'll be drinking New Belgium's Juicy Watermelon all summer—and not ironically.

This colorful salad packs a bit of heat by adding the jalapeño; it balances out the cooler flavors, but feel free to omit it.

Watermelon and prosciutto may seem like an unlikely pair, but the salty-sweet mix will make this your new go-to fruit salad.