How to Make Watermelon Checkers
Buy hard cheese and watermelon., Prepare the watermelon pieces., Turn the slices on their side and cut into strips of equal width. , Cut into equal squares., Set to one side for arranging shortly. , Prepare the cheese., Cut the cheese into even...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Buy hard cheese and watermelon.
The cheese can be yellow or orange, whatever is available in your area. -
Step 2: Prepare the watermelon pieces.
Cut slices of watermelon 1/2 inch or
1.3 cm thick.
Use a ruler if you're not able to gauge this easily. ,, Do this as evenly as you can.
The exact square size is up to you and will be determined by the amount of watermelon and cheese you have, or the plate size. ,, Slice the cheese 1/2 inch or
1.3 cm thick. ,, This is a good time to remove pieces that are lopsided or of the wrong size – cut more if needed, or simply reshape existing pieces.
Also remove any obvious seeds from the watermelon pieces, if you haven't used seedless watermelon. , Use a very small cookie cutter or a small shooter glass turned upside down to cut out the checkers from the watermelon.
Cut slices thinner than for the checkerboard squares.
Push all the way through to ensure that the checker piece comes away clean from the watermelon flesh. , As with the watermelon checkers, cut the slices thinner than cheese squares for pushing the cutter through. , Place the watermelon checkers onto cheese pieces, and cheese checkers onto watermelon pieces, as this makes them easier to see and it looks more effective.
Your watermelon and cheese checkerboard is ready for serving! It's a good idea to provide toothpicks to enable guests to pick up the cheese and watermelon pieces easily. -
Step 3: Turn the slices on their side and cut into strips of equal width.
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Step 4: Cut into equal squares.
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Step 5: Set to one side for arranging shortly.
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Step 6: Prepare the cheese.
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Step 7: Cut the cheese into even squares the same size as the watermelon squares.
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Step 8: Arrange the pieces into a checkerboard formation on a suitable serving plate.
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Step 9: Prepare the checkers.
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Step 10: Repeat the cookie cutter process with the cheese to make cheese checkers.
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Step 11: Arrange the checkers on the checkerboard and firm up the entire checkerboard.
Detailed Guide
The cheese can be yellow or orange, whatever is available in your area.
Cut slices of watermelon 1/2 inch or
1.3 cm thick.
Use a ruler if you're not able to gauge this easily. ,, Do this as evenly as you can.
The exact square size is up to you and will be determined by the amount of watermelon and cheese you have, or the plate size. ,, Slice the cheese 1/2 inch or
1.3 cm thick. ,, This is a good time to remove pieces that are lopsided or of the wrong size – cut more if needed, or simply reshape existing pieces.
Also remove any obvious seeds from the watermelon pieces, if you haven't used seedless watermelon. , Use a very small cookie cutter or a small shooter glass turned upside down to cut out the checkers from the watermelon.
Cut slices thinner than for the checkerboard squares.
Push all the way through to ensure that the checker piece comes away clean from the watermelon flesh. , As with the watermelon checkers, cut the slices thinner than cheese squares for pushing the cutter through. , Place the watermelon checkers onto cheese pieces, and cheese checkers onto watermelon pieces, as this makes them easier to see and it looks more effective.
Your watermelon and cheese checkerboard is ready for serving! It's a good idea to provide toothpicks to enable guests to pick up the cheese and watermelon pieces easily.
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