{"id":83615,"date":"2016-08-03T02:00:05","date_gmt":"2016-08-03T09:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/?p=83615"},"modified":"2020-08-05T13:18:01","modified_gmt":"2020-08-05T20:18:01","slug":"try-refreshing-watermelon-recipes-fruit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/try-refreshing-watermelon-recipes-fruit\/","title":{"rendered":"Cool Down With These Refreshing Watermelon Recipes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nothing screams summer like a fresh, juicy watermelon.\u00a0The refreshing fruit can provide solace from the heat on a hot day &#8212;\u00a0so don&#8217;t limit yourself to eating watermelon by itself or as part of a standard fruit salad!<\/p>\n<p>We found 10 unique recipes incorporating the fruit to sweeten up your summer. After all, who wouldn&#8217;t want an excuse to eat watermelon with every meal?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/static-blog.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/06130042\/Fruit-Pizza-Bakers-Royale1-630x945.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/static-blog.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/18145317\/Fruit-Pizza-Bakers-Royale1-630x9451.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-84426\" src=\"https:\/\/static-blog.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/18145317\/Fruit-Pizza-Bakers-Royale1-630x9451.jpg\" alt=\"Fruit-Pizza-Bakers-Royale1-630x945\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/18145317\/Fruit-Pizza-Bakers-Royale1-630x9451.jpg 660w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/18145317\/Fruit-Pizza-Bakers-Royale1-630x9451-290x193.jpg 290w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/18145317\/Fruit-Pizza-Bakers-Royale1-630x9451-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/18145317\/Fruit-Pizza-Bakers-Royale1-630x9451-610x407.jpg 610w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/18145317\/Fruit-Pizza-Bakers-Royale1-630x9451-295x195.jpg 295w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bakersroyale.com\/fruit-pizza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watermelon Pizza<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThis watermelon &#8220;pizza&#8221; is as delicious as it is gorgeous. It&#8217;s covered in whipped cream and an assortment of fruits, making it a great alternative to your run-of-the-mill fruit salad.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/static-blog.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/18145646\/watermelon-strawberry3-sm-407x610.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\" wp-image-84427 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static-blog.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/18145646\/watermelon-strawberry3-sm-407x610.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/18145646\/watermelon-strawberry3-sm-407x610.jpg 500w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/18145646\/watermelon-strawberry3-sm-407x610-290x218.jpg 290w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/18145646\/watermelon-strawberry3-sm-407x610-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.onelovelylife.com\/strawberry-watermelon-popsicles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Strawberry Watermelon Popsicles<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThere&#8217;s no need to buy store-bought popsicles when you can make these summer treats on your own. The combo of strawberry and watermelon is sweet but still thirst-quenching! Use your <a href=\"http:\/\/shopbetches.com\/products\/betchcicles-champagne-pops\\\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Betchsicles Ice Pop Molds<\/a> from the <a href=\"fabfitfun.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FabFitFun Summer Box<\/a> to create these delish treats.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/GrilledWatermelonFetaandBasilSalad.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\" wp-image-84428 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/GrilledWatermelonFetaandBasilSalad.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/18145752\/GrilledWatermelonFetaandBasilSalad.jpg 500w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/18145752\/GrilledWatermelonFetaandBasilSalad-290x218.jpg 290w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/18145752\/GrilledWatermelonFetaandBasilSalad-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/reciperunner.com\/grilled-watermelon-feta-basil-salad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grilled Watermelon, Feta, and Basil Salad<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nSalads don&#8217;t need to be made with just boring old greens. The sweet and savory combo of the watermelon and cheese work amazingly, especially when the watermelon is quickly thrown on the grill for a more unique flavor.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/watermelon-green-tea-refresher-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\" wp-image-84431 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/watermelon-green-tea-refresher-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/18145939\/watermelon-green-tea-refresher-4.jpg 500w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/18145939\/watermelon-green-tea-refresher-4-290x218.jpg 290w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/18145939\/watermelon-green-tea-refresher-4-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebusybaker.ca\/2015\/06\/watermelon-green-tea-refresher.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watermelon Green Tea Refresher<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nQuench your thirst and get a caffeine fix all at\u00a0the same time with this fruity iced tea drink.\u00a0We&#8217;re\u00a0feeling a pool day with these refreshing\u00a0sips!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/S101.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\" wp-image-84434 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/S101.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/18150440\/S101.jpg 500w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/18150440\/S101-290x218.jpg 290w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/18150440\/S101-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/reluctantentertainer.com\/watermelon-salsa-recipe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watermelon Salsa<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nGet out the chips &#8212; you&#8217;re going to want to dig right in to this salsa made with watermelon, lime, cucumber, mango, jalape\u00f1o, and red onion. Yum!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong class=\"alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-18-at-2.58.41-PM1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-84433\" src=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-18-at-2.58.41-PM1.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-07-18 at 2.58.41 PM\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/18150215\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-18-at-2.58.41-PM1.png 790w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/18150215\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-18-at-2.58.41-PM1-290x217.png 290w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/18150215\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-18-at-2.58.41-PM1-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/18150215\/Screen-Shot-2016-07-18-at-2.58.41-PM1-610x456.png 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rightathome.com\/Food\/Recipes\/Pages\/MouthWateringWatermelonBars.aspx#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watermelon Bars<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nIf you&#8217;re a fan of lemon bars, you&#8217;ll love these mini\u00a0desserts, which are made with a vanilla wafer crust and a sugary watermelon filling.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/easy-homemade-bbq-sauce-with-watermelon-square-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-84435\" src=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/easy-homemade-bbq-sauce-with-watermelon-square-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/18150633\/easy-homemade-bbq-sauce-with-watermelon-square-2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/18150633\/easy-homemade-bbq-sauce-with-watermelon-square-2-222x222.jpg 222w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/18150633\/easy-homemade-bbq-sauce-with-watermelon-square-2-230x230.jpg 230w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/18150633\/easy-homemade-bbq-sauce-with-watermelon-square-2-610x610.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yummyhealthyeasy.com\/2015\/08\/watermelon-homemade-bbq-sauce.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watermelon BBQ Sauce<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nSpice up your grilled chicken with a sweet homemade barbecue sauce. Grilling will never be quite the same with this tangy addition on the side!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/spicy-watermelon-margaritas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\" wp-image-84436 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/spicy-watermelon-margaritas.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/18150922\/spicy-watermelon-margaritas.jpg 500w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/18150922\/spicy-watermelon-margaritas-244x222.jpg 244w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/18150922\/spicy-watermelon-margaritas-253x230.jpg 253w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/cookieandkate.com\/2015\/spicy-watermelon-margarita-recipe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spicy Watermelon Margaritas<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nBottoms up, ladies! These sweet and spicy margaritas are a special twist on a classic summer drink. Pair these tasty libations with your shrimp tacos on Taco Tuesday!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/93153eaa092a1850a39b0bbd2bf0ba55.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\" wp-image-83645 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/93153eaa092a1850a39b0bbd2bf0ba55-407x610.jpg\" alt=\"93153eaa092a1850a39b0bbd2bf0ba55\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/06125439\/93153eaa092a1850a39b0bbd2bf0ba55-407x610.jpg 407w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/06125439\/93153eaa092a1850a39b0bbd2bf0ba55-148x222.jpg 148w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/06125439\/93153eaa092a1850a39b0bbd2bf0ba55-153x230.jpg 153w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/06125439\/93153eaa092a1850a39b0bbd2bf0ba55.jpg 564w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myrecipes.com\/recipe\/shrimp-watermelon-halloumi-kabobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shrimp, Watermelon, and Halloumi Kabobs\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nKabobs are an easy barbecue dinner, but you can make yours extra special by using seafood, watermelon, and halloumi cheese.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/4959063760_2748fba148.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\" size-full wp-image-83646 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/4959063760_2748fba148.jpg\" alt=\"4959063760_2748fba148\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/06125729\/4959063760_2748fba148.jpg 500w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/06125729\/4959063760_2748fba148-222x222.jpg 222w, https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/06125729\/4959063760_2748fba148-230x230.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blondiescakes.blogspot.com\/search?updated-max=2010-09-12T21:01:00-07:00&amp;max-results=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watermelon Jam<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nMake a PB&amp;J sandwich with a twist &#8212;\u00a0use watermelon jam instead of your standard grape jelly. It also makes a great gift, as it can easily be stored in a jar.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">xx, The FabFitFun Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":"Nothing screams summer like a fresh, juicy watermelon.\u00a0The refreshing fruit can provide solace from the ...","author":7532745,"featured_media":84426,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[268],"tags":[],"thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/18145317\/Fruit-Pizza-Bakers-Royale1-630x9451-660x400.jpg","thumbnail_url_middle_card":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/18145317\/Fruit-Pizza-Bakers-Royale1-630x9451.jpg","formated_date":"August 3, 2016","category_name":"Food &amp; Drink","category_icon":"","author_name":"Carina Wolff","trending":false,"sponsored":false,"random_color":"#e87489","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83615"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7532745"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83615"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83615\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84426"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}