Russian Pickled Watermelon - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 cup kosher salt
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon pickling spices
1/4 teaspoon cayenne
1/2 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
8 cloves peeled garlic, smashed
5 celery ribs, coarsley chopped
1/2 bunch dill, roots trimmed
watermelon, cut into 1 inch thick wedges rind left on

Preparation

In a large non reactive bowl stir everything together then add and submerge the watermelon pieces. Wrap with plastic wrap and keep in fridge at least a week, up to 2 weeks.
Enjoy cold pickled watermelon.