How to Cut a Dragon Fruit (and Eat It!)
Here's how to cut and eat beautiful, mild-tasting pitaya, or dragon fruit. (And don't forget to read the post for tips about how to pick out a ripe one!)
Servings: 1 dragon fruit
Ingredients
- 1 ripe dragon fruit
- any other cut fruit of choice, if making a fruit salad
Instructions
- Rinse your ripe dragon fruit and cut it lengthwise through the center into two hemispheres using a sharp knife.TIP: You'll know dragon fruit is ripe by the shiny, bright pink flesh with fresh green tips. Make sure the dragon fruit's skin does not pucker or have wrinkles, blemishes, or brown spots.
- Use a large spoon to scoop the flesh out of each half. Place each half face-down on a cutting board.TIP: You can discard the outer rind or peel, but I suggest reserving it as a bowl in which to serve the dragon fruit or a mixed fruit salad.
- Slice the dragon fruit flesh into cut cubes, slices, or as desired. Serve on its own or as part of a larger fruit plate or fruit salad.
Notes
Dragon fruit is easy to cut, and beautiful to serve. Due to its mild flavor, I recommend incorporating dragon fruit into a mixed fruit salad, especially with topical fruit like mango, kiwi, pineapple, and the like, though it also looks fantastic with bright berries.
Cut dragon fruit will keep for a day or so, refrigerated in an airtight container.
Disclaimer: Nutrition information is provided for courtesy purposes only, and is an estimate not verified by medical or nutrition experts. Read the full nutrition disclaimer.
