New Recipes Watermelon Pizza Trio - ★Cooking Recipes★

Feta and watermelon salads have been all the rage over the years. This trio of updated flavours is a fresh take on the popular summer salad. Not only are they simple to make, but they are a refreshing addition to any summer barbecue when paired with grilled chicken, fish,seafood, or tofu.

Choose a watermelon that is a perfect round shape for the best slices. And dont worry about leftover watermelon - just blend it into a juice,toss it in a fruit salad, or pair it with your favourite cocktail.
Directions for: Watermelon Pizza Trio

Ingredients

Mediterranean Pizza

1 (1-inch thick) slice from centre of watermelon (set aside two other centre slices for other pizzas)

cup vinegar

cup sliced red onion

1 tsp salt

2 bay leaves

cup sliced English cucumber

cup crumbled feta

6 small basil leaves, halved

Tropical Pizza

1 (1-inch thick) slice from centre of watermelon

3 mint leaves

cup chopped pineapple

2 strawberries, sliced

1 Tbsp coconut, toasted

Southern Pizza

1 (1-inch thick) slice from centre of watermelon

1 peach, halved

1 Tbsp olive oil

small red onion, sliced

2 Tbsp pecans, toasted

cup goat cheese

Directions

Mediterranean Pizza

1. In small saucepan, bring vinegar, onion, salt, and bay leaves to a boil. Remove from heat. Strain from pickling liquid, and discard bay leaves.

2. Arrange pickled onions and cucumbers on one watermelon slice. Sprinkle with feta cheese and basil leaves. Cut watermelon pizza into quarters to serve.

Tropical Pizza

1. Stack mint leaves on top of each other. Roll up leaves from one long edge. Thinly slice into strips.

2. Arrange pineapple and strawberries on one watermelon slice. Sprinkle with coconut and mint leaves. Cut watermelon pizza into quarters to serve.

Southern Pizza

1. Brush cut side of peach halves with approximately half of the olive oil. Heat a grill pan or skillet over medium-high heat. Place peaches, cut side down, in grill pan and cook until lightly charred, 3 to 5 minutes.

2. Toss red onion slices with remaining olive oil. Cook in same grill pan over medium-high heat. Remove from heat and thinly slice peaches.

3. Arrange peach slices and red onions on one watermelon slice. Sprinkle with pecans and crumble goat cheese over top. Cut watermelon pizza into quarters to serve.

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