Watermelon Savory Bites | Simple And Quick No Cook Appetizer

Name: Watermelon Savory Bites – Simple And Quick No Cook Appetizer
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: as needed Watermelon squares or shapes; ½ tsp Jalapeno cream cheese or any savory cream cheese; to garnish Cilantro or mint

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I love no cook recipes in summer months. Now that I am in an even warmer place, there are days when I don’t feel like cooking anything because of the heat. This quick watermelon savory bites made with fresh watermelon cubes and topped with cream cheese and fresh mint is a refreshing bite size appetizer.

Watermelon is in season and they are everywhere. We picked a whole watermelon during our weekly grocery trip and kids are enjoying the juicy watermelon.

I wanted to make some cute shapes for the watermelon bites, but realized that all my cookie cutters are much large than I wanted

That is when I found my linzer cookie cutter that I had bought long back and never even opened. I used the tiny stamps from that kit and they looked really cute.

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My first week’s theme in blogging marathon is ‘bite size appetizers’, where I had to make appetizers that can be picked with one hand and eaten. This recipe is a perfect one for season as it combines the sweetness from the watermelon and the heat from the jalapeno cream cheese. It was a perfect bite and it made us keep going back to more.

Watermelon is a great fruit to use for juice. It is refreshing and very sweet and does not need much sugar most of the times when juiced. One of my other favorite drink to make with watermelon is this Watermelon Raspberry lemonade.

It is so refreshing to serve in summer months. One of my other favorite easy drink to make with watermelon is this Spicy Watermelon Juice. I see it as a great alternate to Neer More (spiced Buttermilk) and love it on a hot summer day.

Preparation time – 15 minutes
Cooking time – none
Difficulty level – easy

Ingredients needed

Watermelon squares or shapes – as needed
Jalapeno cream cheese or any savory cream cheese – About ½ teaspoon per cube
Cilantro or mint – to garnish

watermelon appetizer garnished with cheese and mint

Step by step process

Cut out the different shapes or circles or cubes from the watermelon. I sliced the watermelon and then used cookie cutter to cut out shapes. You could also use a sharp knife and make cubes.

Smear about ½ teaspoon (more r less depending on the size of the watermelon cube) cream cheese on top of the melon.

Garnish with a tiny piece of cilantro or mint.

Assemble the Watermelon Savory Bites on a plate and if serving later, cover loosely with a plastic wrap and refrigerate.

Watermelon bites served in a tray with cilantro

Expert tips

Make sure to cut the watermelon right before assembling to retain the freshness and juiciness.
Garnish can be any kind of fresh herb in season like mint, cilantro, parsley or basil. I usually mix and match the herbs based on what I have growing in the backyard.
This is a great recipe to involve kids. They make wonderful helpers to cut out the cute watermelon pieces.

Frequently asked questions

How can I store the watermelon bites?

Watermelon bites are best when served right away. We can assemble and refrigerate it for an hour or so, but not beyond it as they start oozing out the juice.

Can I skip cheese in the watermelon bites?

Absolutely we can skip the cheese. If making it Vegan, we can use hummus instead. I love hummus with sweet fruit and it will work great in this appetizer.

Can I use any other fruit instead of watermelon?

We can use a mix and match of summer melons like watermelon, cantaloupe and honey dew. We can also add a few berries to the mix.

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