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45+ Watermelon Recipes for Summer

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Check out this ultimate list of sweet and savory watermelon recipes for summer, including salads, drinks, and desserts.

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We’re sharing the best light and refreshing watermelon recipes for summer!

Find delicious appetizers, salads, main dishes, desserts, and drinks all featuring this quintessential summer fruit and perfect for BBQs and picnics.

From watermelon salsa and steak to watermelon lemonade and popsicles, there’s something for everyone on our list!

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  1. Best Ever Watermelon Recipes for Summer
  2. More Like This

Best Ever Watermelon Recipes for Summer

Below, you’ll find our favorite savory and sweet summer recipes featuring watermelon to help you plan your meals and gatherings this season.

Appetizers and Snacks

Watermelon whipped feta bites with balsamic glaze and green garnish.
Pickled watermelon rind in a bowl with green garnish.
Tortilla chip cups on parchment paper filled with watermelon salsa.
Caprese watermelon skewers with basil and balsamic glaze on a white plate.
Sliced of dehydrated watermelon on white parchment paper.
Water melon salsa in a large clear glass serving bowl with green garnish.
Cucumber, watermelon, mozzarella skewers drizzled with balsamic glaze on white parchment paper.

Salads

Watermelon salad with blueberries and dragon fruit in a large serving bowl.
Watermelon salad with feta, pine nuts, cucumber, and prosciutto.
Watermelon beet salad with feta and green garnish on a white plate.
Yellow watermelon salad with mint and feta.
Watermelon salad with mint, feta, and pine nuts on a large serving platter.
Watermelon cucumber salad with feta in a large white bowl.
Watermelon burrata salad with feta and basil in a large white bowl.
Cucumber watermelon salad with cilantro in a white bowl.
Grilled watermelon halloumi salad on a tan plate.

Main Dishes

Watermelon gazpacho with green garnish in a large bowl.
Grilled watermelon chicken on a plate with rice and a side salad.
Watermelon steak with feta on a white plate.
Watermelon steak with feta, balsamic glaze, and green garnish.

Drinks

Watermelon rose drink in two glasses next to a bowl of diced watermelon.
A watermelon milkshake in a glass with watermelon garnish and a red and white striped straw.
Watermelon lime slushies in two glasses with lime garnish and gold and white striped stars.
Watermelon lemonade in a mason glass jar ad a class cup with green garnish.
Watermelon mango smoothies in two glasses with green garnish.
Watermelon ginger juice in two glasses with lime wedge garnish.
A watermelon cucumber drink in a mason glass jar with cucumber garnish and a straw.
A watermelon strawberry mocktail in a short glass with green garnish.
Watermelon basil mocktail in a short glass with basil garnish.
A watermelon banana smoothie and a tall clear glass with watermelon wedges behind it.
Watermelon Italian sodas in two glasses with pink straws and green garnish.

Desserts and Sweets

Watermelon fries on a wooden cutting board with strawberry dipping sauce.
A tall thin jar of watermelon syrup next to a lemon, lime, and watermelon wedge.
Watermelon jam in a mason gar on a white plate with a knife.
Watermelon jelly in a mason jar next to a sliced loaf of bread with jelly on it.
Watermelon mojito sorbet in a rectangular dish with an ice cream scoop.
Watermelon coconut ice cream in a cone and a dish with an ice cream scoop.
Layered watermelon gelatin cubes on a serving tray with watermelon wedges.
A stack of watermelon popsicles on a plate next to a tray of watermelon slices.
Red, white, and green watermelon popsicles with a sliced watermelon in the background.
Two watermelon power bowls with yogurt, oats, and blueberries.
Watermelon fruit pizza dessert with green garnish sprinkled on top.
Frozen watermelon yogurt bars with blueberries on a stick.

More Like This

If you liked these watermelon recipes, be sure to check out these other fruit-forward summer dishes!

Bowl of creamy fruit salad with pudding on table next to towl.
Two glasses of Orange Julius with orange segments on rim and orange half nearby.
Banana and ice smoothie in glass.
Two glass mason jars of Meyer lemonade with white and gold striped straws.
White baking dish with raspberry Jello salad and marshmallow topping with small piece removed.
White bowl with peach crisp and scoop of vanilla ice cream with blue striped towel underneath bowl.
Piece of raspberry pretzel Jello dessert on stack of white plates with fresh raspberries.
Several cherry bars cut into squares on light brown parchment paper with white frosting.
Pink fluff dessert with pomegranate arils on top in white serving bowl.