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Watermelon Shark Recipe

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Take a bite out of summer boredom with this kid-friendly food project. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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Watermelon Shark Recipe

Prep: 1 hour

Yield: 32 Servings

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Ingredients

1 Watermelon

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The Taste of Summer

Cool and refreshing, summer isn't summer without watermelon at the table. Serve it fresh or as part of a great main dish.

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2 cups seedless red grapes
1 medium cantaloupe, peeled, seeded and cubed
2 cups fresh blueberries
2 medium oranges
1 jar (12 ounces) pineapple preserves

Directions

Using a large sharp knife, cut off one end of the watermelon so that watermelon stands at an angle. Using a razor blade or small knife, score an opening for the mouth. With knife, cut out and remove mouth. Cut out triangles for teeth; remove rind from teeth.
For shark fin, cut a triangle from removed rind; attach to shark with toothpicks. For eyes, attach two grapes with toothpicks.
Remove fruit from inside watermelon; cut into cubes. In a large bowl, combine watermelon, cantaloupe, blueberries and remaining grapes. Finely grate peel from oranges and squeeze juice. In a small bowl, mix preserves, orange juice and peel; add to fruit and toss gently.
Stand shark on a platter. Fill opening with some of the fruit mixture. Serve with remaining fruit. Yield: 32 servings.

Nutritional Facts 3/4 cup equals 129 calories, 1 g fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 7 mg sodium, 30 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 fruit, 1/2 starch.

Originally published as Watermelon Shark in Simple & Delicious June/July 2012, p8

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Reviewed on Aug. 29, 2012 by S Poe

My shark was a hit. It had more interest from adults than the two children that were at the picnic. I could not find a long watermelon and had to go with the most oval shape watermelon in the store. The mouth just ended up closer to the serving tray. It did take more like 1 1/2 hours to finish. But it was well worth the effort. You could easily make it into a whale by not cutting the teeth and making a tail instead of a fin.

Reviewed on Jul. 20, 2012 by Yvette92

Cute idea!