This Grilled Watermelon Pizza Recipe Is So Fresh

Name: Grilled Watermelon Pizza
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1 small seedless watermelon, cut into ½ in thick slices; ¼ cup olive oil; 2 cups feta cheese; 1 cup pickled red onions; 1 cup unsalted walnuts, roughly chopped; ⅓ cup mint leaves, chopped; Drizzle of red onion brine; A few cracks of fresh pepper

David Burke, the chef and owner of Red Horse in White Plains, dishes up an unconventional take on pizza that's ideal for summer.

Chef and restaurateur David Burke, the force behind Red Horse in White Plains, likes to do something fun and unexpected for a barbecue. “I do a take on watermelon salad with feta and turn a seedless watermelon into a ‘pizza’,” says Burke. He encourages creativity with the ‘pizza’ toppings—this recipe includes his favorites.

Grilled Watermelon Pizza

Recipe by David BurkeCourse: Appetizers, SidesCuisine: MediterraneanDifficulty: Easy

Prep time

10

minutes

Cooking time

5

minutes

Total time

15

minutes

Chef David Burke’s recipe for grilled watermelon pizza is an ideal summer side dish.

Ingredients

1 small seedless watermelon, cut into ½ in thick slices
¼ cup olive oil
2 cups feta cheese
1 cup pickled red onions
1 cup unsalted walnuts, roughly chopped
⅓ cup mint leaves, chopped
Drizzle of red onion brine
A few cracks of fresh pepper

Directions

Lightly brush one slide of each watermelon slice with olive oil.
Grill the watermelon slices oil side down, until char marks appear (about a minute).
Top with feta, red onions, and walnuts, and mint leaves. Lightly drizzle brine from red onions on top and finish with fresh cracked pepper.