06/06/2023
Firecracker Fruit Salad | How to Make a Watermelon Bowl
A delicious firecracker fruit salad alongside a Rada Ice Cream Scoop.
Celebrate the 4th of July with a traditional summer-time watermelon fruit salad. Use the watermelon as a serving bowl or carved watermelon basket and you won’t have to worry about clean up. You can add even more sparkle to your fruit bowl by adding watermelon stars.
This is a great watermelon fruit salad recipe for your next 4th of July or Memorial Day get-together!
Firecracker Fruit Salad Recipe
Ingredients you will need:
1 whole watermelon-medium to large
1 pint of blueberries
3 bananas
Lemon juice
Wooden skewers
In this blog post you will find pictures for each step, links to purchase the Rada Cutlery knives and utensils used in this recipe, and a video demonstration of the Firecracker Fruit Salad recipe.
Fresh whole watermelon
Choose a medium to large seedless watermelon to create your bowl.
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Slice lengthways down the middle all the way through with a long knife like the Rada Ham Slicer.
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Scoop out the watermelon into another bowl. The Rada Ice Cream Scoop makes this step easy!
Garnishing with a paring knife
Make diagonal cuts around the rim of the watermelon to make a decorative edge. This will jazz up your carved watermelon bowl.
Slicing watermelon with the Ham knife
Slice the other half of the watermelon into thin slices. The same thickness as your star cookie cutter.
Cutting out watermelon stars
Cut out star shaped watermelon pieces using a star cookie cutter!
Place watermelon stars on wooden skewer
Spear watermelon stars onto a wooden skewer. Cut skewers to different lengths for varying levels of height. Make as many stars on a stick that you wish.
Place fruit stars in fruit bowl
Push the skewers into the bottom of the watermelon bowl.
Refill the bowl with blueberries and bananas.
Return the watermelon you scooped out to the watermelon bowl. For a red, white and blue theme add blueberries and bananas.
Helpful note: Dip bananas in lemon juice to prevent browning.
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Add any remaining watermelon stars to the top of the salad. Now you have a delicious fruit salad with watermelon in a hand carved watermelon bowl.
Watermelon Bowl
Serve and enjoy your fruit salad! You watermelon basket is sure the be a hit of the get-together.
A delicious firecracker fruit salad alongside a Rada Ice Cream Scoop.
Print Recipe
Firecracker Fruit Salad in a Watermelon Bowl
Celebrate the 4th of July with a traditional summer-time watermelon fruit salad. Use the watermelon as a serving bowl or carved watermelon basket and you won’t have to worry about clean up. You can add even more sparkle to your fruit bowl by adding watermelon stars. This is a great watermelon fruit salad recipe for your next 4th of July or Memorial Day get-together!
Ingredients
1 medium to large whole watermelon
1 pint fresh blueberries
3 bananas
Lemon juice
Wooden skewers
Instructions
Choose a medium to large seedless watermelon to create your bowl.
Slice the watermelon lengthways down the middle all the way through with a long knife.
Scoop out the watermelon into another bowl.
Make diagonal cuts around the rim of the watermelon to make a decorative edge. This will jazz up your carved watermelon bowl.
Slice the other half of the watermelon into thin slices. The same thickness as your star cookie cutter.
Cut out star shaped watermelon pieces using a star cookie cutter!
Place watermelon stars on wooden skewer
Spear watermelon stars onto a wooden skewer. Cut skewers to different lengths for varying levels of height. Make as many stars on a stick that you wish.
Place fruit stars in fruit bowl
Push the skewers into the bottom of the watermelon bowl.
Refill the bowl with blueberries and bananas.
Return the watermelon you scooped out to the watermelon bowl. For a red, white and blue theme add blueberries and bananas.
Helpful note: Dip bananas in lemon juice to prevent browning.
Add any remaining watermelon stars to the top of the salad. Now you have a delicious fruit salad with watermelon in a hand carved watermelon bowl.
The Best Knife for Slicing Watermelon!
The amazing Rada Ham Slicer.
The Rada Ham Slicer was designed to give you evenly sliced ham, beef roasts, pork loins and turkey with every cut. Now you can even slice watermelon with ease! It’s made in the USA, and comes with a Lifetime Guarantee!
The online Rada Kitchen Store has the Rada Ham Slicer ready to be delivered to your home!
The Best Watermelon Scoop!
The Rada Ice Cream Scoop
The Rada Ice Cream Scoop was designed to give you extra leverage when scooping out that extra hard ice cream. But ice cream isn’t the only food you can use it for. Use it to scoop out watermelon, squash and pumpkins. You can even use it as a serving spoon with potato salad or mashed potatoes! It’s made in the USA, and backed by a Lifetime Guarantee.
The Rada Kitchen Store offers the Rada Ice Cream Scoop for home delivery!
The Best Knife for Peeling!
Rada Peeling Paring Knife
The Rada Peeling Paring Knife has the perfect blade length to garnish small fruits and vegetables. This stainless steel knife also has a level of finesse that will make it your go-to tool for crafting garnishes. It’s made in the USA and protected by a Lifetime Guarantee
