How to make delicious watermelon rind? How to eat watermelon rind

Every summer, people like to eat watermelon, which can quench thirst and replenish a lot of water and energy for the human body. However, most people cut the watermelon and eat the red part directly, while the green rind is thrown away. In fact, watermelon rind also has high edible value. It can also clear away heat and detoxify and enhance physical fitness. But how to make watermelon rind delicious? I will write down its common practices in a while, so that everyone can make use of the watermelon rind that is usually thrown away.

How to make delicious watermelon rind

1. As a fruit, not only the flesh of watermelon can be eaten, but its rind can also be used. However, when eating the rind, you must pay attention that the outer layer of dark green old rind with patterns is not edible and should be scraped off with a knife. Then, the part where the rind and the middle flesh are connected should also be scraped off with a knife, leaving only the light green rind in the middle to be eaten.

2. The light green peel of watermelon can be used to make soup, or it can be eaten after being pickled. The pickled watermelon peel is sour and delicious, with a long shelf life. It is especially good to use it with porridge or rice. It can supplement nutrition, stimulate appetite and help digestion.

How to eat watermelon rind

1. Cold watermelon rind

Watermelon rind is a delicious cold dish. When making it, you need to peel off the red flesh left on the watermelon rind, as well as the green skin on the outside of the watermelon rind. Then cut it into thin strips, add appropriate amount of salt to marinate it, remove the water from the marinade, then rinse it with clean water. After removing the water, add minced garlic, chicken essence, sugar, balsamic vinegar, sesame oil and other seasonings and mix well.

2. Sour watermelon rind

Watermelon rind can be pickled and eaten at other times. When pickling watermelon rind, you must process the rind in advance, only take the green part in the middle, cut it into one centimeter square strips, put it in a basin, add table salt and mix well and marinate for three hours. Remove the water from the pickling, then rinse the salt on the surface of the watermelon rind with clean water, dry the water on the surface, then use white vinegar and white sugar to make sweet and sour juice, put the watermelon rind in it and seal it for marination, it will be ready in about ten days.