Spicy Pickled Watermelon Rind

This is the perfect watermelon waste buster and tastes great with both Mexican and Japanese food, actually it takes great with everything.

Ingredients

  • 400 grams of watermelon rind with a little flesh still attached, peel off the hard skin and cut into 3cm pieces

  • 275 millilitres of water

  • 100 millilitres of vinegar, we like cider but use what you have

  • a teaspoon of red pepper flakes

  • four teaspoons of salt

  • 100 grams of sugar

  • 2 green chillies, sliced (optional)

Method

  1. Put all the ingredients except the rind into a saucepan.

  2. Bring to a boil then add the rind, return to a boil for a few seconds and then turn off the heat.

  3. Fill a clean jam jar with the pickled watermelon and juice, top with a few slices of green chilli (optional) and screw on the lid. They’re ready to eat once cooled, and will keep in the fridge for a month or longer.

Recipe provided by Mark Breen of Seasonal Kitchen.

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