Hate Drinking Water? Try 1 of These Cantaloupe Recipes Instead

Believe it or not, you can spiralize a cantaloupe! Impress guests at your next gathering with this mixed greens and quinoa salad with spiralized cantaloupe. Besides adding a sweet crunch to the salad, it also dresses up a bowl of greens with a pop of color.

Cooling down with a cantaloupe green smoothie is almost like sampling all of the goods at your local farmers market. Cantaloupe brings just enough sweetness to help balance out the earthy kale.

When it comes to fruit salad, presentation is key, which is why cantaloupe is a natural choice given the ease in which you can scoop out delightful melon balls. Light and refreshing, the addition of mint and lime give this berry cantaloupe fruit salad a unique — and tasty — twist.

All you need is an oven and a few hours to spare to make a batch of dried cantaloupe. While it's similar to dried mango, cantaloupe is easier to work with and will yield more in one batch.

How fun is this yogurt-filled cantaloupe bowl? Besides being full of protein and fiber, when your bowl is your breakfast, cleanup is a breeze.

This Summer tomato and cantaloupe salad proves that against all odds, onion and melon work together.

Have a different kind of happy hour and shake up a melon mocktail. Sweet and spicy, sparkling water gives it a light effervescence.

Cool down this Summer with a bowl of hydrating cantaloupe gazpacho.

This hydrating, spicy fruit salad contains Summer's greatest hits: watermelon, cantaloupe, cucumber, and honeydew. It's the natural choice on those incredibly hot days.