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Oven-Roasted Watermelon Steak

4.58 from 7 votes
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By: Sarah BondUpdated: Jun 14, 2019 8 Comments

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This Oven Roasted Watermelon Steak is a deliciously savory main course that’s sure to turn heads!

Watermelon Steak

My initial recipe brainstorming sesh for each ingredient of the week typically involves plopping that ingredient into an unexpected recipe (like a sweet beet smoothie or tofu pie or blueberry grilled cheese). So as I pondered and conjured up all the savory ways I could cook up a watermelon for Watermelon Week, an image of a hot watermelon “steak” popped into my brain.

“YESSS!” I thought, “I AM THE MASTER OF ALL THINGS CULINARY”. So I jumped on the google machine to make sure no one else had thought of my fan-freakin-tastic idea.

This Oven Roasted Watermelon Steak is a deliciously savory main course that's sure to turn heads!

But it’s 2015 so of course someone had. A high end restaurant near Boston, 51 Lincoln. Cursing them for having somehow read into my future mind and copied my great idea, I reluctantly clicked on an article on boston.com that outlined how the restaurant crafted their watermelon steaks.

I was pleased to find, however, that their method of preparing this culinary oddity was different than the way I’d envisioned my watermelon steaks. But I feel like I owe it to them to try out their recipe. So today I’ll be making these watermelon steaks straight from the recipe of 51 Lincoln. And the next post will be my take on watermelon steaks, straight from my own noggin (Edit: Here it is)!

Okay, okay, so the cooking part. The recipe is simple: watermelon, cream sherry, butter, oil, salt & pepper, feta cheese for garnish.

Watermelon Steak

What does roasted watermelon taste like?

Flavor: Intense. So yea, maybe I misread 1/4 bottle and poured in 1/2 bottle of the cream sherry. Tomayto, Tomahto. But the flavor was quite intense and like nothing I’d ever tasted. A much more mild sweetness, almost like a sweet vegetable.

Texture: Completely unexpected. Watermelon is usually crunchy and snaps when you bend it. But baking the watermelon for this long transformed the texture into a dense, pliable, juicy steak. Think ultra rare steak or a fillet of fish.

Color: B-e-a-utiful. The red just pops, making this steak look almost like a fillet of salmon.

Be sure to try this Pan-Seared Watermelon Steak!

This Oven Roasted Watermelon Steak is a deliciously savory main course that's sure to turn heads!

51 Lincoln Oven Roasted Watermelon Steak

4.58 from 7 votes
Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 2 hours 30 minutes
Total: 2 hours 35 minutes
Author: Sarah Bond
Calories:
Servings: 4 watermelon steaks
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This Oven Roasted Watermelon Steak is a deliciously savory main course that’s sure to turn heads!

Ingredients

  • 1/4 large seedless watermelon
  • 1/4 bottle cream sherry
  • 4 Tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1 Tbsp vegetable oil
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese

Instructions 

  • Cut watermelon into 4 even rectangular slice, about 1 inch thick (rind removed).
  • Place slices in a roasting pan and pour cream sherry over them.
  • Dot each with butter and sprinkle with a dash of salt and pepper.
  • Brush vegetable oil onto a piece of parchment paper (about the size of the pan), then place over the steaks. Cover tightly with aluminum foil.
  • Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 2 1/2 hours, or until edges have slightly charred.
  • Place steaks on a rimmed baking sheet to cool slightly.
  • To serve, spoon juices over each steak. Top with a touch of feta cheese.
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  1. Mama says

    Posted on 8/3 at 6:43 am

    I am going to go buy me a watermelon RIGHT NOW!

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    • Sarah says

      Posted on 8/3 at 9:56 am

      Wait can I just send you one of mine?! I have so much!

  2. Anisa M London-Gershon says

    Posted on 10/2 at 2:04 am

    i just made this and it was AWESOME! thank you for the recipe!5 stars

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      Posted on 10/3 at 9:18 am

      Yay! So happy to hear, Anisa! It’s definitely a unique one but surprisingly tasty!

  3. Dave says

    Posted on 8/24 at 6:14 pm

    Violife makes very realistic feta cheese. It is available at Walmart and no baby cows have to die.

    Reply
    • S says

      Posted on 9/14 at 9:14 am

      No baby cows die in feta making! It’s sheep or goat’s cheese – and again I don’t think they kill them. But a vegan option is great!

  4. tERESA says

    Posted on 10/11 at 6:41 am

    What can I replace the cream sherry with?

    Reply
    • Sarah Bond says

      Posted on 10/11 at 11:18 am

      Hi Teresa! It can be omitted (we actually revised our watermelon steak recipe and now much prefer this watermelon steak).

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