Another variety of dragon fruit is red inside instead of white. It’s still safe to eat, but not as common as the white variety.
You can eat the fruit raw or, for added flavor, try incorporating it into a smoothie or fruit salad.
You can also quarter the fruit before peeling off the skin. Either way works as well as the other.
If you’re uncertain about a dragon fruit with dark spots, touch the fruit to feel its consistency. If it isn’t mushy, it is most likely still good to eat. Some varieties of dragon fruit have bright yellow skin instead of pink. A green-skinned dragon fruit isn’t ripe, so don’t cut it yet.
A dragon fruit that feels hard or solid to the touch hasn’t ripened yet.
