Watermelon Kimchi
Marinated watermelon rind that will definitely be a hit!
Ingredients
- Half watermelon 2lbs
- 1/8 cup of sea salt
- 1 cup of watermelon juice
- 1 tablespoon chopped ginger
- 6 cloves of garlic
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp honey
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 green onion chopped
- 1 tbsp white sesame
- 4 tbsp Korean red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Scoop the inside flesh out. Place some of the flesh into a blender to blend into watermelon juice
- Remove the outer rind
- Cut into bite size pieces
- Place rind into a bowl with salt and mix
- Let it sit for 1 hour
- After one hour, dump out the excess liquids. Fill the bowl with fresh water and wash the rinds with your hands. Dump out the water and repeat for 2X.
- In another bowl combine watermelon juice, ginger garlic, green onion, soy sauce, honey, vinegar and Korean red pepper flakes. Mix
- Once the rinds are rinsed and washed, combine with the sauce.
- You can eat it right away or let it sit in the fridge up to 2 weeks.
Notes
Adjust the sauce to your liking, start with less and add more as you taste it and adjust accordingly.
If you have extra watermelon juice left over, it's a great refreshing drink and you can also make it alcoholic if you are feeling very adventurous.