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Grilled Watermelon Pizza with Honey and Lime

This Grilled Watermelon "Pizza" is ready in minutes and perfect for your summer BBQ! Topped with honey, fresh lime, pickled red onions, queso fresco, and a sprinkle of cilantro, this is a pizza you won't soon forget!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time6 minutes
Total Time1 hour 16 minutes
Course: Side Dishes
Cuisine: Healthy Food, Party Food
Keyword: Grilled Watermelon, Grilled Watermelon Pizza
Servings: 20 people

Ingredients

  • 1 20-25 pound seedless watermelon
  • 2 cups cilantro leaves
  • 6 ounces queso fresco
  • ¼ cup honey
  • fresh lime wedges as garnish

Sweet Pickled Red Onions

  • 1 medium red onion thinly sliced
  • ½ cup white vinegar
  • 2 Tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 1 Tablespoon honey
  • 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt

Instructions

  • Make the sweet pickled red onions. One hour before you're ready to grill the watermelon, combine the sliced red onion, white vinegar, lime juice, honey, and salt in a small glass bowl. Cover and refrigerate for an hour. These can also be made days in advance, simply transfer to a lidded glass jar and refrigerate until ready to use.
  • Preheat the grill. When you're ready to cook the watermelon, preheat your grill to High heat (about 450-500 degrees F).
  • Prep the watermelon. Slice your watermelon into 1.5 inch rounds using a large, sharp knife. Brush each side of the watermelon slice with the liquid from the sweet pickled onions.
  • Grill the watermelon. Place the watermelon rounds on the grill and cook for 3-4 minutes per side, or until there are some light char marks on each side of the watermelon. You might need to work in a few batches at a time to get all of the watermelon grilled if your watermelon rounds are large and your grill grate is small.
  • Add toppings and serve. Place each grilled watermelon round on a large cutting board, drizzle each round with some of the honey, a few slices of the pickled red onion, some of the queso fresco, and a sprinkle of cilantro. Serve with a fresh lime wedge to squeeze over the top. Serve while still warm.

Nutrition

Calories: 46kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 65mg | Potassium: 30mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 177IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 1mg