Southwest Salsa Bowl

Watermelon carving is so much fun...especially when you can carve a Southwest Salsa Bowl! Simply follow the instructions and gather the necessary materials and let's get started carving watermelons!

Ingredients

Fire & Ice Salsa

• 3 cups seeded and chopped watermelon
• 1/2 cup green bell peppers
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
• 1 tablespoon green onions
• 2 tablespoons jalapeño peppers

Watermelon Bowl

• 1 round, seedless watermelon
• Dry erase marker
• Utility knife or carving knife
• Ice cream scoop or other large spoon
• For garnish: chips, jalapeños, cilantro and lime

Instructions

1. Fire and Ice Salsa: Combine ingredients; mix well and cover. Refrigerate 1 hour or more.
2. Watermelon Bowl: Wash the watermelon and pat dry.
3. Use a dry erase marker to trace the design around the middle of the watermelon.
4. Use a utility knife to carve the design (copy design in photo).
5. Split watermelon in half, and use a scoop to carve out flesh.
6. Choose a flat area of rind on the other watermelon half to trace and carve out the lizard design (copy from image in photo).
7. Fill bowl with Fire & Ice salsa.
8. Garnish with lizard and chips, jalapeños, cilantro and lime.

Yield: 3 cups salsa

Recipe and photo used with permission from: National Watermelon Promotion Board