You smack the watermelon to hear the sound it makes, then you say "that's a good melon". This encourages the melon and makes sure it stays ripe and delicious.
I love seeing people "spanking" melons in the grocery store. Totally right, it's the sound and feel that lets you know it's ready,. My partner hates rockmelon (Canteloupe). He can't even stand the smell of it, but I love it. Same with papaya. LOL
Being Mexican, watermelon 🍉 is a huge staple in a summer household. We add Tajin, make aguas frescas, and just snack on before dinner. I loveeeeee watermelon.
I agree with you Emmy, watermelon has to be cold. I can't stand watermelon if its at room temperature but give me ice cold watermelon and I'll eat the entire thing! 😂
You should see the recipes from a few years back, when people were doing Vegan "ham" using watermelon. It was tasty, but it wasn't ham. That said, it was served hot, like ham. They had to do a LOT of dehydrating of it. IMO, just not worth it, but hey, some people have nothing but time, and extra melons.
One of the best salads I had was a grilled watermelon and arugula with balsamic vinegar! It was so amazing ! I was in a restaurant with my family for my parents 50 Anniversary!
Oh, and for big basil leaves; make sure you're not overcrowding (shop-bough fresh basil, for instance, tends to have WAY too many plants in one small container and they suffocate at the roots), and trim back occasionally as it grows, that encourages bigger growth.
Omg I know exactly how I would do this, a nice slice of watrmelon on the base followed by the basil, then the tomato, balsamic, some olive oil then salt and pepper and finally topped with barrate, all served on a nice green leaf salad
I make an awesome watermelon salad when it’s the season. Watermelon chunks, red onion sliced thin, cucumbers and the Brianna’s home style blush wine vinaigrette I just add a little at a time, but it’s best when put in frig for an hour or so. It is so good!! You can omit the cucumbers but the red onion is a must.
Sorry, I have alot to say about this lol. I dice up watermelon and toss it with basil, and its FANTASTIC. I started doing it once when I saw someone do it with mint and liked it, but I had no mint. I think the basil really works with it. Can be done with strawberries too.
My MIL makes something very similar every summer but way easier. Chopped basil, Cherry tomatoes whole, watermelon spheres using a melon baller, balsamic vinegar and olive oil and either marinated mozzarella pearls or crumbled feta. Bit of black pepper to finish
The basil seeds I have been buying for years make two kinds of basil plants, some have smaller pointy leaves and are really leanng into the licorice flavour that some basil can have and the others have the fat round leaves and the really floral flavour that I prefer. If you're wondering if it's growing conditions or seeds, if you can buy some fresh basil with the huge leaves and put it in water till it roots, you'll find out in a couple months whether it's going to continue being big leaf or if the growing conditions are making the leaves smaller. Also, grilled watermelon with chopped fresh mint or basil sprinkled on it afterwards is amazing.
Emmy! I saw a recipe online to make watermelon rind kimchi. Ever since I saw it I use some of the rinds for that recipe and there is still plenty for our chickens. My mom and sister are both big fans of banchan and they say watermelon rind kimchi is their favorite variety of kimchi. I would definitely recommend it! Also, you can easily make balsamic glaze by adding brown sugar to regular balsamic vinegar and reducing it down.
Hi Emmy! First I have to say seeded watermelons are so much better and better for you. My grandmother grew watermelons in her massive garden. She taught me how to find the best and sweetest watermelon. They are the most ripe when the stem turns brown and a little dry. You have to knock on it or slap it and listen for a hollow sound. Also for ones with stripes, look for the most contrast between the light and dark green. The flesh should be a deeper red, not pink. This always worked for us 😊💖
I love watermelon! It’s one of the best fruits if ripe’d perfectly. So good on its own at anytime! Breakfast, lunch or dinner or desert. My mama used to eat hers with salt. Not my thing 😂
I also did not really like watermelon until I lived in eastern Washington for a few years. That area is a huge agricultural center - apples, peaches, nectarines, cherries, and watermelon literally everywhere. I'd get a Hermiston watermelon every summer, tasted like candy and I couldn't get enough of it. Wish I had one now so I could try this recipe 😋
I still live in eastern Washington and the fruit is still so good. Currently eating lots of nectarines and plums. Hoping to find a good watermelon this weekend.
Barry from Sandwiches of History did a similar sandwich a couple months back, but with dill pickle instead of tomato! He sliced his watermelon "bread" much thinner iirc, so I think that might have helped with the messiness and also the flavor balance.
I water my basil so so much in the summer. I do live where the summer and winter air hurt your face, but I've found that my basil is happier and gives bigger leaves when it's moist and In indirect sun. Ooh, the variety helps with leaf size too. Italian large leaf is the one I've had the best luck with for larger leaves, but I don't find the flavor as delightful as the smaller leaf varieties.
if you like watermelon w/tomato, you might like watermelon gazpacho. for a savory watermelon salad, I prefer the feta, red onion, mint (can add basil, too) variety b/c those seem to balance out the sweetness more than caprese ingredients do
Watermelon was the only thing I craved when I was pregnant with my daughter. My nephew had me try watermelon with Taejin seasoning. It was surprisingly good.
I think a salad with those ingredients, plus a really flavorful olive oil, would be delicious! I’d be tempted to add slivers of red onion. I’ve also developed a watermelon tomato gazpacho, which is tasty.
I learned from a watermelon farmer once that if you look at the spot that it sits on the ground (its the not so green part), the more deep and dark yellow to almost yellow- orange that spot is the more ripe and sweet it will be
What beautiful ingredients - I'm drooling! As much as it looks pretty amazing, it's bread everytime for me. There's a local place here that bakes artisan Sourdough and I always say, "I'll just taste the crust to see.." (My definition of crust =1/3 of a loaf). Literally have to pull me away..😀
Not a basil expert, but I grew some Genovese basil hydroponically and it was humongous. I suspect it was just the consistent source of nutrients and time with the grow lamp
Not a huge watermelon fan either but I love love love making watermelon and fetta salad with cucumbers, red onions and mint leaves with "ball sack" vinegar 🤤🤤
Watermelon salad is yum! Combine it with cucumber, feta, mint, avacado and a tangy sweet dressing (I like a mix of lime juice honey balsamic and Avo oil) maybe add prosciutto. Then pickle the watermelon rind. Great in salads but even better with cheese. Watermelon is so good!
Order some classic balsamic from Tree and Vine out of Knoxville; it’s no sugar added but it’s aged and so freaking rich and delicious. Not to mention they have a whole store full of other vinegar and oil flavors 😍
Yeah I'm growing some like crazy and yeah yours is a different variety I had some like that as well the leaves are thinner and straighter but still very good but feel like the bigger leaves variety are more fragrant.
Agree with you on watermelon, it's something you don't necessarily seek out or think about, but if someone in the family in peak summer tells you they have watermelon you have to take a bit and just enjoy it as a nice hydrating snack.
I disagree. I look forward to watermelon every chance I get and I miss it so much when it's out of season. I can just eat watermelon by itself for supper!!
Probably depends on where you live. I’m from California and we get great Watermelons from Mexico during watermelon season. Super sweet. Nothing like cucumber.
way to go, I now feel ancient. Swayze was my first crush lol and I definitely agree with the kids these days, I love watermelon but hate the seeds. Problem is it is hard to get seedless watermelons in the UK, the ones I have managed to get are only slightly less seeded than a normal one
I can never get enough watermelon I would make them with a cookie cuter or biscuit cuter one slice of cheese and tomato and use the balsamic syrup ❤ I have made a salad with this combo but used feta it was a hit ❤thank you for reminding people to support local business 🎉and as always you are wonderful thank you ❤
I LOVE watermelon's and THAT looks yummy 😋 Ill make it in a salad. Looks a tad difficult to eat. I DO THANK YOU FOR THE RECIPE. Yes, more balsamic!!!! I remember eating watermelon, once, with just salt and LOVED IT. Imagine this 🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤
LOVE WATERMELON…. It is my favorite summer fruit. If you are interested, you should try a water melon feta salad. Mixed greens, watermelon cubes, feta cheese, shallots, and balsamic dressing.
Oh yes, I heard the dripping faucet halfway through the video with my earbuds in. Glad you mentioned it at the end of the video. And the "ballsack vinegar" is priceless 😂
Ooh- this might make a good finger food if you cubed the watermelon and placed everything on skewers, then sprinkled flaky salt and balsamic over everything 😋. Like a Caprese kabob without the watermelon overwhelming the other flavors.
This would look really cool with a yellow watermelon. They have them at my csa usually. I always choose them since they give us a choice because you can find the red ones anywhere.
The restaurant where I work used to serve a watermelon tomato salad with arugula, feta, cucumber, and red onion. I don’t remember the dressing we used but I’m sure that balsamic would be nice. And another place I worked had a melon ball salad with cherry tomatoes and some sort of white cheesy cream. Looked maybe like yogurt that had been whipped with feta.
As for the faucet, sometimes giving a firm push "off", when centered directly between hot & cold is what it needs. It may be a worn out washer, even tho it's kinda "new". I find the newer faucets that have combination temperature/ single shut off method they tend to leak😕 (My own does it too, even tho it's a different brand). Mine works when I do the procedure I described above, but yours may not. In the last few videos I noticed the drip & kept thinking mine was acting up.
gurl I was trying so hard to keep a straight face because I died when I seen this on TikTok When u said it be better as a salad and I glance down at puddle on cutting board I fell out my chair. People sometimes try to reinvent a wheel that's not even turning like this always been just a salad someone got to lazy to cut and didn't buy lettuce. Glad u gave it a shot to just be like why this way, I mean same why.
For basil im pretty sure its mostly variety dependent and just plant it somehwere where it gets as much sun as possible. ive never had trouble with basil in ground but in containers has given me issues a couple times.
If you are growing basil in pots that's your problem. The roots get too hot. Basil also doesn't need much fertilizer, looks like some nitrogen burn. If I had to guess I'd say that's a bag of miracle grow in a pot out in direct sun with midsummer heat.
I thought I was the only one who still quoted dirty dancing by saying “I carried a watermelon”. 😂🤣 This is why I love watching your videos.. You are so real and relatable!! 🙂
Thank you so much for this video. I would definitely do this as a salad. I would make a mess trying to eat this as a sandwich. I’d probably have some fresh Italian bread along with it.🥰
That looks good, but I'd probably deconstruct it and make a salad of sorts using all the ingredients. I love sliced tomatoes with lots of salt. I also salt my watermelon.🍉😊
I think (not quite sure) that pruning the basil plants in a certain way might help (I would definitely look it up and not trust my comment however! But my friend who knows about plants told me about pruning an edible leaf plant a certain way so they don't get stalk-y)
I make mind with Violife vegan feta cheese, basil and Bitchin' Sauce Original. No balsamic I spread the bitchin’ sauce on both ides like mayo. Delicious!
You smack the watermelon to hear the sound it makes, then you say "that's a good melon". This encourages the melon and makes sure it stays ripe and delicious.
😂😂😂
No no no you say you're a bad melon
@@Ryanvondrake What *are* you doing to your melons?
I love seeing people "spanking" melons in the grocery store. Totally right, it's the sound and feel that lets you know it's ready,. My partner hates rockmelon (Canteloupe). He can't even stand the smell of it, but I love it. Same with papaya. LOL
@@Izzmonsterisn’t it obvious? His melons are into bdsm
Ballsack vinegar had me snorting with laughter! 😂😂😂
😂😂😂
I was dying
Same 😂
I wasn't expecting that from her. It was so funny.😂
Right like emmy noone made u tell us that 😭😭
Watermelon loves salt too. It’s fantastic with salty feta cheese!
Oh I will have to try that.
Yes I always salt my watermelon. When you buy it in Japan it comes with a packet of salt.
My bulgarian grandma used to eat watermelon with feta cheese! I always thought it was crazy
yesss feta and cucumber
watermelon cucumber salad with feta, basil and balsamic vinaigrette !!
Being Mexican, watermelon 🍉 is a huge staple in a summer household. We add Tajin, make aguas frescas, and just snack on before dinner. I loveeeeee watermelon.
We make aguas frescas, too. Nova Scotia :)
Watermelon and chamoy is my go to summer snack
Yes!
watermelon with lime and tahin is peak
Watermelon, mint and feta cheese also make an amazing combination. Such a refreshing snack.
Mint is also nice, rather than basil.
I like red onion instead of tomato. It's a refreshing snack
I prefer mint over basil, but I agree salty feta is perfect with watermelon.
This sounds so delightful, thanks for sharing!
@@Ntyler01mil Yeah I actually meant to say mint 😂
Emmy- this size is perfect for my family.
Me- family?! That’s just enough for me!
I agree with you Emmy, watermelon has to be cold. I can't stand watermelon if its at room temperature but give me ice cold watermelon and I'll eat the entire thing! 😂
You should see the recipes from a few years back, when people were doing Vegan "ham" using watermelon. It was tasty, but it wasn't ham. That said, it was served hot, like ham. They had to do a LOT of dehydrating of it. IMO, just not worth it, but hey, some people have nothing but time, and extra melons.
A friend of mine makes a delicious watermelon caprese salad. The combination of watermelon tomato and basil is so good!
One of the best salads I had was a grilled watermelon and arugula with balsamic vinegar! It was so amazing ! I was in a restaurant with my family for my parents 50 Anniversary!
Oh, and for big basil leaves; make sure you're not overcrowding (shop-bough fresh basil, for instance, tends to have WAY too many plants in one small container and they suffocate at the roots), and trim back occasionally as it grows, that encourages bigger growth.
😂😂😂I did not expect you to have that nickname for the vinegar😂😂😂🎉
My favorite way to do Caprese Salad is cut into small cubes so everything fits on the fork at once, so adding small cubes of watermelon sounds good!
I did make this as a salad. I used wine vinegar and sprinkled some olive oil on it. The combination is amazing! I didn’t expect that.
i love how emmy tries everything with an open mind! she inspires me so much
Me as well!
Ballsack vinegar made me spit out my water 🥴 I didn't expect that to come out of your mouth lmaoo. Love it 😂😂😂
Omg I know exactly how I would do this, a nice slice of watrmelon on the base followed by the basil, then the tomato, balsamic, some olive oil then salt and pepper and finally topped with barrate, all served on a nice green leaf salad
I make an awesome watermelon salad when it’s the season. Watermelon chunks, red onion sliced thin, cucumbers and the Brianna’s home style blush wine vinaigrette I just add a little at a time, but it’s best when put in frig for an hour or so. It is so good!! You can omit the cucumbers but the red onion is a must.
Loved the dirty dancing reference “I carried a watermelon”
Sorry, I have alot to say about this lol. I dice up watermelon and toss it with basil, and its FANTASTIC. I started doing it once when I saw someone do it with mint and liked it, but I had no mint. I think the basil really works with it. Can be done with strawberries too.
Oh yeah. I make this as a salad with feta instead of mozarella and had it maybe two weeks ago. Good with balsamic vinegar and a touch of salt.
IDK as a non basil expert, your basil leaves looks pretty luscious.
The sound of the faucet dripping is soo soothing. ❤
My MIL makes something very similar every summer but way easier. Chopped basil, Cherry tomatoes whole, watermelon spheres using a melon baller, balsamic vinegar and olive oil and either marinated mozzarella pearls or crumbled feta. Bit of black pepper to finish
The basil seeds I have been buying for years make two kinds of basil plants, some have smaller pointy leaves and are really leanng into the licorice flavour that some basil can have and the others have the fat round leaves and the really floral flavour that I prefer. If you're wondering if it's growing conditions or seeds, if you can buy some fresh basil with the huge leaves and put it in water till it roots, you'll find out in a couple months whether it's going to continue being big leaf or if the growing conditions are making the leaves smaller.
Also, grilled watermelon with chopped fresh mint or basil sprinkled on it afterwards is amazing.
Emmy! I saw a recipe online to make watermelon rind kimchi. Ever since I saw it I use some of the rinds for that recipe and there is still plenty for our chickens. My mom and sister are both big fans of banchan and they say watermelon rind kimchi is their favorite variety of kimchi. I would definitely recommend it! Also, you can easily make balsamic glaze by adding brown sugar to regular balsamic vinegar and reducing it down.
Balsamic glaze makes a beautiful presentation!
I also like to cut my basil up.
But i typically add fig to my caprese!
Feta cheese also makes a great combo with watermelon!
Hi Emmy! First I have to say seeded watermelons are so much better and better for you. My grandmother grew watermelons in her massive garden. She taught me how to find the best and sweetest watermelon. They are the most ripe when the stem turns brown and a little dry. You have to knock on it or slap it and listen for a hollow sound. Also for ones with stripes, look for the most contrast between the light and dark green. The flesh should be a deeper red, not pink. This always worked for us 😊💖
2:35 love the Dirty Dancing reference! This was my favorite movie growing up.
Nobody puts baby in the corner!!!! You made my night, Emmy!!!
I caught that reference as well! What a great movie!
Haha yaaay, was wondering if anyone else caught that reference :)
I love watermelon! It’s one of the best fruits if ripe’d perfectly. So good on its own at anytime! Breakfast, lunch or dinner or desert. My mama used to eat hers with salt. Not my thing 😂
I also did not really like watermelon until I lived in eastern Washington for a few years. That area is a huge agricultural center - apples, peaches, nectarines, cherries, and watermelon literally everywhere. I'd get a Hermiston watermelon every summer, tasted like candy and I couldn't get enough of it. Wish I had one now so I could try this recipe 😋
I still live in eastern Washington and the fruit is still so good. Currently eating lots of nectarines and plums. Hoping to find a good watermelon this weekend.
9:45 the colors of EAT-TAL-EE OMGOODNESS 😂😂😂
❤️ you Emmy
Love ball sac vinegar...I definitely say that too!
Barry from Sandwiches of History did a similar sandwich a couple months back, but with dill pickle instead of tomato! He sliced his watermelon "bread" much thinner iirc, so I think that might have helped with the messiness and also the flavor balance.
My chickens Love watermelon! A friend of mine has koi and floats slices in the water for them to nibble on!!
I water my basil so so much in the summer. I do live where the summer and winter air hurt your face, but I've found that my basil is happier and gives bigger leaves when it's moist and In indirect sun.
Ooh, the variety helps with leaf size too. Italian large leaf is the one I've had the best luck with for larger leaves, but I don't find the flavor as delightful as the smaller leaf varieties.
I, too, am having beautifully fresh watermelon!
Once again, many thanks to you, Emmy, for your cheerful experimentation 🦋🌻
if you like watermelon w/tomato, you might like watermelon gazpacho. for a savory watermelon salad, I prefer the feta, red onion, mint (can add basil, too) variety b/c those seem to balance out the sweetness more than caprese ingredients do
Never really cared for watermelon but I do enjoy it a lot more with lime or lemon squeezed on top
Watermelon was the only thing I craved when I was pregnant with my daughter. My nephew had me try watermelon with Taejin seasoning. It was surprisingly good.
I think a salad with those ingredients, plus a really flavorful olive oil, would be delicious! I’d be tempted to add slivers of red onion. I’ve also developed a watermelon tomato gazpacho, which is tasty.
I learned from a watermelon farmer once that if you look at the spot that it sits on the ground (its the not so green part), the more deep and dark yellow to almost yellow- orange that spot is the more ripe and sweet it will be
What beautiful ingredients - I'm drooling! As much as it looks pretty amazing, it's bread everytime for me. There's a local place here that bakes artisan Sourdough and I always say, "I'll just taste the crust to see.." (My definition of crust =1/3 of a loaf). Literally have to pull me away..😀
My one uncle was from the Blue Ridge Mountains. He had a recipe for pickled watermelon rinds. So good!
As a Greek and Israeli, watermelon and feta are a summer staple. This looks like a great twist!
I carried a watermelon. 💃 Thanks for all you do, Emmy ❣️
Every summer I eat the same reciepe but as a salad. At least once or twice per summer. It's fresh and good. I also add some cured meat in it.
Not a basil expert, but I grew some Genovese basil hydroponically and it was humongous. I suspect it was just the consistent source of nutrients and time with the grow lamp
Not a huge watermelon fan either but I love love love making watermelon and fetta salad with cucumbers, red onions and mint leaves with "ball sack" vinegar 🤤🤤
Loved the Dirty Dancing reference
Watermelon is my favorite fruit, I looks forward to it every summer with some Tajin and Chamoy 🤤🤤
For basil, make sure you trim off and flower blossoms. Apparently when the flowers appear the basil leaves become bitter.
Watermelon salad is yum! Combine it with cucumber, feta, mint, avacado and a tangy sweet dressing (I like a mix of lime juice honey balsamic and Avo oil) maybe add prosciutto.
Then pickle the watermelon rind. Great in salads but even better with cheese.
Watermelon is so good!
Order some classic balsamic from Tree and Vine out of Knoxville; it’s no sugar added but it’s aged and so freaking rich and delicious. Not to mention they have a whole store full of other vinegar and oil flavors 😍
Yeah I'm growing some like crazy and yeah yours is a different variety I had some like that as well the leaves are thinner and straighter but still very good but feel like the bigger leaves variety are more fragrant.
for basil to widen, snip the tops so the plant will shoot addtl.stems on the side
I agree, I think this would be a very nice salad! that way, one could tailor the specific amount of watermelon they would get in each bite.
it is a salad all these things are stuff in ur average watermelon salad it just a trendy way someone made up
Agree with you on watermelon, it's something you don't necessarily seek out or think about, but if someone in the family in peak summer tells you they have watermelon you have to take a bit and just enjoy it as a nice hydrating snack.
I disagree. I look forward to watermelon every chance I get and I miss it so much when it's out of season. I can just eat watermelon by itself for supper!!
in season, we get such sugary sweet and juicy watermelons here in eastern Europe that I absolutely do seek them out at least once a week!
@@hankro1 Sprinkle some salt on it, so good!
Probably depends on where you live. I’m from California and we get great Watermelons from Mexico during watermelon season. Super sweet. Nothing like cucumber.
@@jennifermarlow.No, just salty! I don't get why people say salt makes fruits (and caramel) sweeter. It just makes it salty.
I just made this into a salad, it was great drizzled some balsamic on it and used feta.❤
Emmy, we are sympatico on everything (although, I do love cucumbers!). And your shirt is epic!
way to go, I now feel ancient. Swayze was my first crush lol and I definitely agree with the kids these days, I love watermelon but hate the seeds. Problem is it is hard to get seedless watermelons in the UK, the ones I have managed to get are only slightly less seeded than a normal one
My mouth is watering 😋 lol
Definitely making this in salad form. Ballsack vinegar is da bomb lol. Also I love cucumber and I think I would add that to the salad as well.
I can never get enough watermelon
I would make them with a cookie cuter or biscuit cuter one slice of cheese and tomato and use the balsamic syrup ❤ I have made a salad with this combo but used feta it was a hit ❤thank you for reminding people to support local business 🎉and as always you are wonderful thank you ❤
I LOVE watermelon's and THAT looks yummy 😋 Ill make it in a salad. Looks a tad difficult to eat. I DO THANK YOU FOR THE RECIPE. Yes, more balsamic!!!!
I remember eating watermelon, once, with just salt and LOVED IT. Imagine this 🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤
LOVE WATERMELON…. It is my favorite summer fruit. If you are interested, you should try a water melon feta salad. Mixed greens, watermelon cubes, feta cheese, shallots, and balsamic dressing.
Very professional and beautiful break down of the flavors. Love ya!
Oh yes, I heard the dripping faucet halfway through the video with my earbuds in. Glad you mentioned it at the end of the video.
And the "ballsack vinegar" is priceless 😂
Woah looks great Emmy and I wanna try to make it😊
Ooh- this might make a good finger food if you cubed the watermelon and placed everything on skewers, then sprinkled flaky salt and balsamic over everything 😋. Like a Caprese kabob without the watermelon overwhelming the other flavors.
Love the shirt! Hello from the Finger Lakes NY
Emmy you should tomato & onion together on bread it's delicious with a little bit of salt
This would look really cool with a yellow watermelon. They have them at my csa usually. I always choose them since they give us a choice because you can find the red ones anywhere.
The restaurant where I work used to serve a watermelon tomato salad with arugula, feta, cucumber, and red onion. I don’t remember the dressing we used but I’m sure that balsamic would be nice.
And another place I worked had a melon ball salad with cherry tomatoes and some sort of white cheesy cream. Looked maybe like yogurt that had been whipped with feta.
Italian Large Leaf Basil if you want those sandwich sized leaves. I grew many plants this year and they did NOT disappoint.
Ha! Love the Dirty Dancing reference!
As for the faucet, sometimes giving a firm push "off", when centered directly between hot & cold is what it needs.
It may be a worn out washer, even tho it's kinda "new".
I find the newer faucets that have combination temperature/ single shut off method they tend to leak😕
(My own does it too, even tho it's a different brand). Mine works when I do the procedure I described above, but yours may not. In the last few videos I noticed the drip & kept thinking mine was acting up.
I've been making watermelon salads with feta, basil, and mint.
gurl I was trying so hard to keep a straight face because I died when I seen this on TikTok
When u said it be better as a salad and I glance down at puddle on cutting board I fell out my chair.
People sometimes try to reinvent a wheel that's not even turning like this always been just a salad someone got to lazy to cut and didn't buy lettuce. Glad u gave it a shot to just be like why this way, I mean same why.
For basil im pretty sure its mostly variety dependent and just plant it somehwere where it gets as much sun as possible. ive never had trouble with basil in ground but in containers has given me issues a couple times.
Need good not rated soil with basil, one trick is to mix up some mustard powder in your water and sprinkle it on, instant nitrate
02:40 YES! My most favorite movie EVER!
That made my mouth water soooo much!! 😋
About the basil, it's definitely the variety.
If you are growing basil in pots that's your problem. The roots get too hot. Basil also doesn't need much fertilizer, looks like some nitrogen burn. If I had to guess I'd say that's a bag of miracle grow in a pot out in direct sun with midsummer heat.
i think it'd be more fun and less unwieldy as a salad, maybe with discs of watermelon to go with the round tomato and cheese slices
"I carried a 🍉watermelon" love the Dirty Dancing reference ❤❤ my all time favorite movie
I thought I was the only one who still quoted dirty dancing by saying “I carried a watermelon”. 😂🤣 This is why I love watching your videos.. You are so real and relatable!! 🙂
It's my second favorite!
Thank you so much for this video. I would definitely do this as a salad. I would make a mess trying to eat this as a sandwich. I’d probably have some fresh Italian bread along with it.🥰
Watermelon goes really well with feta cheese
That looks good, but I'd probably deconstruct it and make a salad of sorts using all the ingredients. I love sliced tomatoes with lots of salt. I also salt my watermelon.🍉😊
I think (not quite sure) that pruning the basil plants in a certain way might help (I would definitely look it up and not trust my comment however! But my friend who knows about plants told me about pruning an edible leaf plant a certain way so they don't get stalk-y)
Looks Good !
I make mind with Violife vegan feta cheese, basil and Bitchin' Sauce Original. No balsamic I spread the bitchin’ sauce on both ides like mayo. Delicious!
Emmy, I agree, more balsamic and a drizze of evoo, preferably in a salad With croutons! Nobody puts Baby in the corner! lol!
The most moistest of moist sandwiches... :P
Oh Emmy 😍🙌🏼 my favorite line from dirty dancing. Thanks for the laugh 😊
Thinner slices and Balsamic glaze makes it so much better and easier to eat .
We use the balsamic glaze and it's great!