Chili Lime Watermelon Skewers

These simple summertime watermelon skewers combine juicy watermelon, fresh lime and chile for a playful sweet-and-spicy summer treat.

Course Appetizer, Dessert, Salad

Cuisine American

Dish Type Fruit Salad

Cooking Style Easy, fast, vegan, Vegetarian

Diet and Health gluten-free, Healthy, low fat

Seasonal Father's Day, Fourth of July, Mother's Day, summer

Ingredient watermelon

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 0

Total Time 10

Servings servings

Calories 193

Author Amy Reiley

Ingredients

1/4 of a large watermelon sliced into 3/4” rounds
8-10 red grapes
1 tsp kosher salt
1/4 tsp chile powder (if you like a lot of heat, you can try substituting with Aleppo pepper or Cayenne.)
1 lime halved

Special equipment:

heart-shaped cookie cutter approximately 2-inch size
8-inch or 10-inch bamboo skewers

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Instructions

Cut out hearts from the watermelon, discarding the rind. Try to space them as closely as possible to use as much of the fruit as you can. The discards can be used in smoothies or fruit salad.*
Add one grape to each skewer, skewering lengthwise.
Skewer each heart from the bottom, sliding the grape further down the skewer as you go. Be careful not to push the skewer all the way through the fruit.
Using a mortar and pestle, combine the chile and salt. (If you don’t have a mortar and pestle, you can do this in a small bowl with a spoon, pressing the chile powder slightly to release its oils into the salt.)
Just before serving, sprinkle each heart with the chile mixture.
Squeeze 1/2 lime over each heart. Add additional lime to taste.

Notes

*For a unique way to use any leftover watermelon, check out this watermelon soup recipe.

A note on the provided nutrition information

The nutrition information provided has been estimated by an online nutrition calculator and is not a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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