Where have I been? For the last two weeks I have really been busy. I took a trip to south Georgia with a good friend of mine and I came back with three and a half bushels of peas. That was a job! Then I took a beach trip with my two younger sisters. We had a great time and I did not want to leave the sand, water, sun and the peace. It was so relaxing! Now with just two weeks left and I will be a working girl again. But I am not blogging about the end of the summer yet. I’ve got two weeks!!
I love summer for so many reasons. Free time, no stress, tomatoes, okra, blueberries, peas, basil, watermelon, squash and the list goes on. There’s nothing better on a hot summer day than a cold piece of sweet watermelon. As a child I spent many hours in the backyard eating watermelon with juice running down my chin and spitting black seeds as far as I could. Then running through the sprinkler to get off all the stickiness or squirting each other with the hose. What fun! But now I am all grown up. Really.
Here is watermelon that is more sophisticated. Fresher. A little salty. Clean. Easy. A perfect appetizer for a summer meal. I was quite surprised about the wonderful flavor of something so simple. Now you try it. Choose a sweet watermelon and pair it with your best summer tomato. When I made these the summer tomatoes were not here, but now no excuse. Basil, there is no better summer culinary herb. I love the strong sweet pungent smell of the leaves even as you break them . Choose the smallest leaves, put it all together on a skewer and sprinkle with kosher salt. Summer on a stick!
I got this great idea from here. Check out some of the others. Another favorite is the sweet red peppers stuffed with goat cheese. Yum!
Happy Cooking,
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I could eat these all day! Yum! They look delicious. I have never had watermelon with tomatoes. Yeah! Enjoy the rest of your summer!!!
Those are some super ideas, Wanda, and simple too! I have watermelon nearly every day..
And did you have to shell three and a half bushels of peas? OMG. What a job!
No Barbara. I bought them shelled. I have shelled many bushels before and just washing, blanching and packaging was enough.
What pretty skewers – we just grilled veggie skewers two nights ago, but I have never thought of fruit skewers. Our garden basil is overflowing, so I will have to make use of these ideas. ( :
Beautiful appetizers!
What a terrific recipe! So simple. Makes me wish I had guests coming for dinner tonight so I could delight them with this little treat. Fun! Might have to delight only my husband, instead.
The smell of basil is strongest when you crack the leaves.
This seems like a great summer snack and a great way to end the summertime.
Tomatoes and watermelons? Thats an interesting combination
Tomatos and watermelon don’t sound like they go together.
This is simple. I saw a recipe very similar to this on a season of Top Chef, I believe it was New York not sure.
This is a great cold snack to have in the summer!
This makes a great cold treat during the summer!:)
instead of tomatos can you but strawberrys
Instead of tomatoes, can you use cherries?
I’m not a fan of tomatoes at all, so I’d have to substitute. But it looks really good and a real good idea.
i learned that basil is actually a leaf
Could u mix another fruit with it instead of a totmato?
I learned that there is better summer culinary herb than basil.
Do tomatoes and watermelon really go together? I’ve never heard of that combination before.
I learned the nice herb taste of the basil makes for a nice contrasting taste with the sweet juicy watermelon.
i learned that you can put watermelon and tomatos together, two things i really love to eat and when you put them together they just sound not very appealing
I don’t think watermelon and tomatos go together.
I never thought of eating watermelon and tomatoes together but it seems like an interesting combination.
I think it would be even better if u added more fruit and it would be a great yummy summer treat!
Watermellon is really sweet and i dont think that it would go well with tomatos!!!!
I learned that you can add salt to the watermelon to make it taste better.
I wouldn’t ever think of putting watermelon with tomato’s, but I would be willing to try it.
this looks nice but i dont think i would like eating all these at the same time
They look yummy! i would’ve never have thought to put tomatos and watermelon together.
Watermelon and tomato should taste really good together and should be a very good summertime snack.
that is kind of an odd combination but i would like to try it. it looks very tasty.
I learned that something so simple can make a delicious appetizer and a great way to impress your friends.
I wouldn’t think that watermelons and tomatoes go together either, I guess I’d have to try them for myself. None-the-less, good job!
I would have never thought of putting those two together but it sounds very good
I find it to be a strange combination, but im sure the flavor would be very nice (: cant judge if you havent tried it and hopefully i will soon.
It looks like a good treat to eat in the summer!
i learned that you can still make good food with a simple recipe!
I learned that watermelon, tomatoes and basil on a stick are a good summer mix to eat. I might try that sometime in the next few weeks.
This looks veryyy interesting I’ve never heard of it before, but the watermelon looks good!!!
i’ve never heard of watermelons and tomatoes together but it sounds delicious
i dont think watermelon & tomatoes sound very good together but it looks alright. i might have to try them one day.
Eh these look pretty good! But i dont think those foods go together in my mind!
this was a great idea i think that its good using tomato and watermelon like this.
it sounds very strange, but the colors of it makes it look good.
i love eating watermelon and tomatoes too but i never thought that you could eat them together!.
I love watermelon a this recipe is something that i would love to do but how does it taste with the tomatoes
I love salt on my watermelon
this is something very very new i havent seen this before. it looks very healthy and something new to add to a barbeque.
i love the way the watermelon is set up on a stick it sort looks like shish kebobs!!
don`t like tomato
wow thats different, its probabily good
I would never think to put these two foods together, but I’m sure they compliment each other well!
I’ve Never thought of eating watermelons and tomatoes on a shish kebob! but now that I see it, it really does look quite refreshing! Summer’s not over so I can’t wait to try this unique yet simple new recipe!
I would have never thought to put those foods together!…yum!
I didnt think that those flavors would ever go together. Im sure i would love it cause i love both watermelon and tomatos. (:
I didn’t know that something that looks that good would be so easy to make!