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13 Summer Recipes That Use Your Melon

There's nothing quite like eating that first ripe watermelon of the season: Its juice dribbles down your chin, but you don't mind. The subtle sweetness is intoxicating. While we never get sick of eating of watermelon, cantaloupe, or honeydew out of hand (really, never), they're just as swoonworthy in a recipe as they are as a slice. Not convinced? Take one bite of melon salad with mint, feta, and fiery harissa, or a sip of perfectly puckersome watermelonade and you'll be a convert. Here are 13 recipes with summer melon that are anything but melon-choly.

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Watermelonade by Merrill Stubbs

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White Gazpacho with Cantaloupe by Amanda Hesser

 

Summer Melon Salad with Harissa, Feta, and Mint by EmilyC 

 

Louisa Shafia's Watermelon, Mint, and Cider Vinegar Tonic by Genius Recipes

 

Cantaloupe Cucumber Salad with Basil and Feta by Kendra Vaculin

 

Spicy, Savory, & Sweet Watermelon Rind Pickles by Nancy Manlove

 

Watermelon Gazpacho with Feta and Mint by Heather Morris

 

Braised Pork Belly Tacos with Watermelon, Jicama & Jalapeño Salsa by a la Alison

 

Watermelon, Tomato, and Four-Herb Salad by EmilyC 

 

Boozy Watermelon Rosemary Lemonade by piccantedolce

 

The Joy Kitchen's Roasted Cantaloupe by Genius Recipes

 

Watermelon Campari Granita by Alice Medrich

 

Watermelon Pudding (Gelo d'Anguria) by Emiko

What's your favorite way to eat summer melon? Tell us in the comments below!

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