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Pickled Watermelon Rind Bites
Don't throw away your watermelon rinds! Instead, make these delicious pickled watermelon rind bites in less than 15 minutes and serve them as a side or snack!
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 4 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- EASY
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 cup watermelon rind (outer skin peeled, pink flesh removed and chopped bite size)
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon rice vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce
Instructions
- 1
Put kosher salt, rice vinegar and soy sauce in a bowl and stir until salt has dissolved.
- 2
Put watermelon rind pieces in a ziploc bag and add pickling sauce. Push out most of the air from the ziploc bag and seal. Massage the watermelon rinds to ensure the sauce covers each piece evenly.
- 3
Marinade for 10 minutes if you want mild pickled watermelon rind pieces and 15 minutes for a spicier pickled watermelon rind flavor.