Quick Pickled Watermelon Rind
5
- Prep Time10 min
- Total Time15 min
- Makes1 1/4 cups
(Photo: Erik Putz; Food styling by Lindsay Guscott; Prop styling by Catherine Doherty)
Don't let the rind go to waste!
Ingredients
1/2 cup unseasoned rice vinegar
1 tbsp granulated sugar
1 tsp salt
1 cup cubed peeled watermelon rind, (3/4-in. cubes; see Kitchen tip)
1 tsp gochugaru, (Korean red chili fakes)
Instructions
Combine vinegar, sugar and salt in a small saucepan set over medium-high. Boil until sugar is dissolved, about 1 min.
Combine watermelon rind and gochugaru in a glass bowl or jar. Pour vinegar mixture overtop. Let cool slightly. Cover and refrigerate for at least 6 hrs, or overnight, before serving.
Kitchen tip
Use a knife to slice off the green watermelon peel before cutting the white rind into pieces.
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