Watermelon Keg
Instead of serving the same old selection of beer and wine at your long weekend bash, turn a ripe watermelon into a makeshift keg filled with your favourite party beverage. How?
- Clean the watermelon
- Add any decorative elements you like to the exterior - use toothpicks to decorate with other seasonal fruits and berries or decorate with bright, fresh flowers.
- Scoop out and save the flesh of the fruit
- Insert the tap into the watermelon (available to rent from many party supply stores)
- Mix a boozy cocktail with the watermelon fruit
- Fill the watermelon shell and serve!
- Garnish the glassware you are serving the cocktail in with a watermelon slice
Savory Watermelon Flavours
- Watermelon lends itself well to a variety of fresh summer menus that are beautiful and easy to prepare
- Appetizer - Watermelon feta bites - refreshing/sweet/salty bites of watermelon, feta, basil and balsamic vinegar sandwiches together on a skewer
- Super foods salad: Arugula with watermelon, blueberries, walnuts and goat cheese drizzled with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Beautiful to serve, healthy and incredibly delicious
- Dessert - Watermelon Lime Granta - Very easy recipe with high impact.
Décor - Watermelon flower pots
- Cut the melon in half, clean the outside and scoop out the flesh
- Fill the emptied melon with water or soil and fresh garden florals or succulents, like aloe, mini cactus and other woodsy plants
DIY raw watermelon "pizza" - let kids get their hands dirty and make their own desserts
- Slice watermelon into rounds
- Prepare lots of fun fruit “pizza” like banana slices (pepperoni), shredded coconut (cheese), blueberries (olives), strawberries (mushrooms). let kids mix and match their own toppings
- Cut the finished pizzas into slices and enjoy
Watermelon kiwi popsicles
- Kids love popsicles and they are extremely easy to make - easy to have them help out, too
- All you need is a mold (easily found and many kitchen/home retailers), a blender and simple ingredients
- Prepare ahead of time and you will have a fun, custom made and low sugar alternative to store bought products