We celebrated Independence Day, like so many others, by having a picnic in the backyard with family and friends. My youngest daughter hosted this event, and while the temperatures remained in the high 90's with a heat index of well over 100 degrees, we all managed to have a fabulous time.
I'm sure that this recipe has been all over the internet and Pintrerest, but I thought I would still share.
Everyone was invited to bring a dish to pass, I was asked to make baked beans, I politely declined. What I actually said to my daughter went something like this: "Are you crazy, I'm not turning the oven on to make baked beans in this kind of heat!"
A few weeks ago, while perusing Facebook, one of friends posted a photo of her salsa, she had 26 comments from friends raving about her salsa. I messaged her and asked for the recipe. To my surprise that photo on Facebook was watermelon salsa. With the recipe in hand, I decided to make the salsa for my dish to pass for the 4th of July picnic.
Watermelon Salsa
This my watermelon salsa. |
Ingredients need for recipe:
- Seedless watermelon, about 2.5 pounds
- 2 jalapeno peppers
- 1 bunch of cilantro
- 1 red onion
- 1 green pepper
- 2 limes
- salt
- Chop 3 cups of watermelon into small cubes
- Dice 1/3 cup cilantro, about half a bunch
- Dice 1/4 cup red onion
- Dice 1/4 cup green pepper
- Dice 2 jalapeno peppers
- 1/4 cup of fresh lime juice
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
The salsa turned out to be a refreshing mouthful and everyone seemed to like it.
Yum! That sounds so delicious, especially for a hot day. We don't usually get your kind of heat though!
ReplyDeleteCrazy! It's a must try though. It's so different.
ReplyDeleteI can just see you saying that to your daughter. I tried a watermelon salsa last year at a pool party - it was really good. I was invited to my neighbors and we took food into her and her husband since she is down with a broken leg.
ReplyDeleteI love watermelon, so I can imagine that I would love this as well. Got lots of cilantro in my garden right now! Thanks for posting the recipe.
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