Are you sizzling? Is that pool of water next to you , in fact, your own sweat?
Yeah, I feel you…..stupid heat wave.%u00a0
During these long extended periods of heat and humidity, my body starts%u00a0to revolt. I get bitchy, by skin get itchy, my head goes foggy, my stomach starts to refuse food. and I generally just feel like crap. I love the summer, but I am not,%u00a0%u00a0by any means, %u00a0a hot,%u00a0high humidity person.
So during%u00a0this nasty bout%u00a0of heat, I do what I can to find comfort. And one of my comforts is%u00a0watermelon. I am pretty sure that watermelon is a magical fruit. A giant green oblong ball that when cracked open is the brightest, sweetest bright pink fruit.. I mean, thats pretty f ing magical.%u00a0It can make anything better, and is%u00a0one of the few things that I want to eat when its a million degrees outside without barfing.
Watermelon is my official heatwave food. Watermelon all day long%u00a0(Is it bad that I could literally eat an entire watermelon all to my face, in one sitting? )%u00a0And because I am me, I like to spice it up a bit and slather a big glob of basil pesto to the melon%u2026. and that makes me happy. Plus it%u00a0makes the fact that I am eating nothing but melon seem a little more substantial.
%u00a0%u00a0%u00a0Do you have a heatwave food? If not, try this%u2026.It will be your food.
The stuff. A big hunk of watermelon, basil, a lemon, olive oil and salt.
Stick the basil, the juice of the lemon, and a pinch of salt into a blender. Turn on and blend, adding just a tad bit of olive oil until a nice green pesto is made.%u00a0
Prepare your melon. Remove rinds if you want and%u00a0save for later.. (seriously, we can make gazpacho with it) and cut into inch thick chunks.
And now if your feeling it, stick a skillet on the stove and preheat on medium high. Once heated, place watermelon chunks%u00a0on hot skillet and sear%u00a0each side for about 3-5%u00a0minutes per side.
If you want to go fresh, just skip searing it. Me, I do a bowl of both.%u00a0
And now slather the melon with the pesto%u00a0
And go to town
Stay cool my friends!
-C
- Watermelon
- a bunch of basil
- a lemon
- salt
- olive oil
Place basil, a pinch of salt and the juice of the lemon into a blender. Turn on and blend, adding in a drizzle of olive oil until pesto forms.%u00a0
Preheat a lightly oiled skillet (or a grill) on medium high heat. Take your watermelon and remove rinds (save for later) and cut into inch chunks.* When heated, add the watermelon. LEt each side sear for 3-5 minutes, or until caramelized. Tarnsfrer to a bowl.
*Note. The seared melon is fantastic cooked then cooled. Also, I know some people blot out the juice before grilling, but I think that is a waste and I find unnecessary, but if you don’t want a juicy piece of cooke melon, by all means, blot out the juice..%u00a0
Or if you don’t want to cook it, don’t
And lastly,%u00a0%u00a0toss in a big giant scoop of pesto%u00a0
Now eat%u2026 eat eat eat.%u00a0
THE LOVELY CRAZY
August 18, 2019 by maximios • Blog
Are you sizzling? Is that pool of water next to you , in fact, your own sweat?
Yeah, I feel you…..stupid heat wave.%u00a0
During these long extended periods of heat and humidity, my body starts%u00a0to revolt. I get bitchy, by skin get itchy, my head goes foggy, my stomach starts to refuse food. and I generally just feel like crap. I love the summer, but I am not,%u00a0%u00a0by any means, %u00a0a hot,%u00a0high humidity person.
So during%u00a0this nasty bout%u00a0of heat, I do what I can to find comfort. And one of my comforts is%u00a0watermelon. I am pretty sure that watermelon is a magical fruit. A giant green oblong ball that when cracked open is the brightest, sweetest bright pink fruit.. I mean, thats pretty f ing magical.%u00a0It can make anything better, and is%u00a0one of the few things that I want to eat when its a million degrees outside without barfing.
Watermelon is my official heatwave food. Watermelon all day long%u00a0(Is it bad that I could literally eat an entire watermelon all to my face, in one sitting? )%u00a0And because I am me, I like to spice it up a bit and slather a big glob of basil pesto to the melon%u2026. and that makes me happy. Plus it%u00a0makes the fact that I am eating nothing but melon seem a little more substantial.
%u00a0%u00a0%u00a0Do you have a heatwave food? If not, try this%u2026.It will be your food.
The stuff. A big hunk of watermelon, basil, a lemon, olive oil and salt.
Stick the basil, the juice of the lemon, and a pinch of salt into a blender. Turn on and blend, adding just a tad bit of olive oil until a nice green pesto is made.%u00a0
Prepare your melon. Remove rinds if you want and%u00a0save for later.. (seriously, we can make gazpacho with it) and cut into inch thick chunks.
And now if your feeling it, stick a skillet on the stove and preheat on medium high. Once heated, place watermelon chunks%u00a0on hot skillet and sear%u00a0each side for about 3-5%u00a0minutes per side.
If you want to go fresh, just skip searing it. Me, I do a bowl of both.%u00a0
And now slather the melon with the pesto%u00a0
And go to town
Stay cool my friends!
-C
Place basil, a pinch of salt and the juice of the lemon into a blender. Turn on and blend, adding in a drizzle of olive oil until pesto forms.%u00a0
Preheat a lightly oiled skillet (or a grill) on medium high heat. Take your watermelon and remove rinds (save for later) and cut into inch chunks.* When heated, add the watermelon. LEt each side sear for 3-5 minutes, or until caramelized. Tarnsfrer to a bowl.
*Note. The seared melon is fantastic cooked then cooled. Also, I know some people blot out the juice before grilling, but I think that is a waste and I find unnecessary, but if you don’t want a juicy piece of cooke melon, by all means, blot out the juice..%u00a0
Or if you don’t want to cook it, don’t
And lastly,%u00a0%u00a0toss in a big giant scoop of pesto%u00a0
Now eat%u2026 eat eat eat.%u00a0