Nothing screams summer like cold watermelon on the beach. For a chefy twist, cut the fruit into lolly shapes and then dip it into a boozy syrup before coating it with Chilli lime or Cumin coriander salt
Makes: 20
Difficulty: Easy, 20 minutes
Ingredients:
1/2 a watermelon, peeled and cut into lolly shapes
Gin drizzle:
250ml (1 cup) water
50g (¼ cup) sugar
200ml gin
Chilli lime salt:
Zest of 1 lime
1 small red chilli, finely chopped
Large pinch of flaky sea salt
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Cumin coriander salt:
15ml (1 tbsp) crushed cumin seeds
15ml (1 tbsp) crushed coriander seeds
7.5ml (1 tsp) cayenne pepper
Large pinch of flaky sea salt
Method:
1) Stick each lolly-shaped piece of watermelon on an ice-cream stick.
2) For the gin drizzle, combine the water and sugar in a saucepan over medium heat and stir until the sugar has melted. Reduce heat and simmer until syrupy. Remove from heat, cool and stir in the gin. Transfer to a container.
3) Combine the ingredients for the chilli lime salt in a bowl, and the ingredients for the cumin coriander salt in another bowl.
4) Dip watermelon lollies in then gin drizzle and then one of the flavoured salts.
