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Sweet and refreshing, watermelon is a quintessential summer treat. Alternate it with grapes and blueberries — or any of your favorite summer fruits — in this tasty kebab recipe, adapted from the "What's Cooking USDA Mixing Bowl" website.
Wonderful watermelon kebabs (recipe)
Ingredients
1/2 small seedless watermelon, cut into chunks
3 cups large seedless green grapes, removed from stems
2 cups blueberries
1 lime
Directions
1
Step 1
Prepare 16 wooden (6- to 8-inch) skewers on a rimmed baking sheet.
2
Step 2
Cut watermelon in chunks. Alternating fruits, thread on skewers. Arrange skewers on baking sheet, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until serving.
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Step 3
Squeeze juice from lime in a small bowl. Just before serving, drizzle or brush kebabs with fresh lime juice. Transfer to serving platter.
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