| Level: | Intermediate |
| Total: | 35 min |
| Prep: | 35 min |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 (7 to 8-pound) watermelon, preferably seedless
- 1 pint cantaloupe, cut into chunks
- 2 pints fresh strawberries, sliced
- 2 pints fresh blueberries
- 1 pound green grapes, plus 2 red grapes
- 1 papaya, cut into chunks
- 1 inner leafy celery stalk
Instructions
- With a pencil, trace the body of the whale onto the skin of the watermelon. Then with an x-acto knife, carefully cut out around the tracing you have made. To remove the cut out pieces, gently insert the knife as far in as possible without piercing the other side and push the cut piece out.
- To make the eyes and water hole, use an apple corer to punch them out. Remove the inside of the watermelon with a large spoon or melon baller and place them in a large bowl. Cut the watermelon pieces away from the rind and cut into chunks. Drain the excess juice from the watermelon into a bowl. Combine the cantaloupe, strawberries, blueberries, green grapes and papaya in a large bowl.
- Add watermelon to mixed fruit. Combine well and toss into sculpted whale. Stick the leafy celery stalk inside the water hole as “spouting water”. Put a red grape inside each eye hole.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 8 servings |
| Calories | 215 |
| Total Fat | 1 g |
| Saturated Fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 54 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 6 g |
| Sugar | 42 g |
| Protein | 4 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 20 mg |
Reviews
This was such a fun and Simply-Delicioso recipe. It was a “hit and a wow” when I walked to my grandaughter birthday party with this whale shaped watermelon. I watch Ms. Ingrid show in English and Spanish channels and she always says “If I could do it, you could do it too” and it’s true.
The carving/drawing took me 10 minutes at the most. Everyone was astonish with the results and believe I’m not a crafty person at all. I bought her book and there are hundreds of good recipes and tips we could all use in our daily and busy life.
The carving/drawing took me 10 minutes at the most. Everyone was astonish with the results and believe I’m not a crafty person at all. I bought her book and there are hundreds of good recipes and tips we could all use in our daily and busy life.
i totally agree! I do wish there was a template. I plan to make this for my nephew’s birthday party, but i am not the most artistic but I am going to try my best! We may end up with a puppy instead 🙂
This was one of the cutest displays using watermelon I have seen. The watermelon basket is getting old….
I do wish a template could have been included or even a picture to refer back to. Maybe even include it on the to watch video section. Would love to make one but really need to watch how a couple of more times!
I do wish a template could have been included or even a picture to refer back to. Maybe even include it on the to watch video section. Would love to make one but really need to watch how a couple of more times!
I didn’t think I could do it, but it worked.
What a great idea! Ingrid you are so creative and are great at making food look so impressive! Thanks for being such an inspiration!