Watermelon Pizza with Balsamic Fig Glaze

Is there anything more essential to summer than cool, crisp slices of watermelon? They’re juicy and just what you want to eat for a healthy dessert… but if you’ve ever tried a sprinkle of salt on watermelon, you know how it amplifies the sweet fruity flavor. We’ve got a fun way to bring a whole watermelon to the table differently as an appetizer: watermelon pizza!

Top each slice with feta cheese crumbles, fresh oregano leaves (or use shredded fresh basil / mint leaves), and crunchy Maldon salt, but what makes these slices sizzle is the balsamic fig glaze made of Orchard Choice or Sun-Maid California Figs. You’ll find this glaze to be just about perfect for drizzling on a wheel of Brie, to serve on a cheese board, or even to drizzle on grilled meat.

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Sliced Watermelon Salad with Fig Balsamic Glaze

Rethink fruit salad with sliced watermelon salad and balsamic. Go wild with fig balsamic glaze, drizzling it on top with feta.
Course Appetizer
Keyword Fig Balsamic Glaze, watermelon salad balsamic
Servings 36 slices
Calories 58kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

  • To make fig balsamic glaze: stem and mince the figs. Pour vinegar into a small saucepan. Stir in figs and sugar. Turn heat onto medium high and cook for 6 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cool for 10 minutes.
  • Slice watermelon into six 1-inch rounds. Cut each watermelon round into six wedges.
  • Drizzle fig balsamic glaze over the slices and sprinkle on feta, oregano, and Maldon salt.

Notes

Recipe and photo by Annelies Zijderveld

Nutrition

Calories: 58kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 49mg | Potassium: 152mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 730IU | Vitamin C: 10.1mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 0.4mg

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