Watermelon Salad w/Tomato RelishWatermelon Salad w/Tomato Relish
Recipe by Shannon
Serves 6
watermelon
goat cheese
2 plum tomatoes
2 scallions, sliced (reserve some for garnish)
1t Smart Balance Omega oil (or any other mild oil)
2t white balsamic vinegar
grind (or two) of fresh ground black pepper
A few hours (or the night) before, prepare the tomato relish. Cut and de-seed (get rid of all the juices) the tomatoes, then dice. Combine with most of the scallions, oil, vinegar and pepper. Allow flavors to combine in the fridge.
To serve the salad, cut watermelon (I have no idea how much I used, I just covered my serving dish, which was pretty large, ~9x13) to desired shape (I thought triangles would be fun) and plate. Crumgle goat cheese on top of watermelon (again, use how much you like, I didn't measure but it may have been ~2oz), then top with tomato relish. Garnish with reserved scallions and serve!
I couldn't get enough of this, very light and refreshing!! I hope everyone else enjoyed it as much as I did, or maybe there's room for improvement??
23 comments:
I have been craving watermelon for three days now. Every time I get back from a walk or run it's the first thing that pops into my mind. You'd think I'd just go out and buy one?!
I have yet to try using watermelon is a salad with savory ingredients. This recipe sounds intriguing though.
Super delicious. Love the goat cheese!
Sounds like a great salad. Especially with the addition of goat cheese. I'm thinking everything would be pretty easy to get at my Farmers Market. :-)
It not only looks really delicious but pretty too. I love watermelon!
ooooh I spy an ingredient I always have in the kitchen---which never happens to me :) (the smart balance)
alas, we know how I roll with the watermelon.
cut in cubes with whatever cheese I can scrounge from the fridge.
:)
Miz.
That salad looks amazing! Thanks for sharing!
watermelon and cheese salads seem to be everywhere! I have to try this combo. Again, would have never thought to put them together. nom nom!
Yes- I used yellow squash last night...I dunno...just very ick!
Wow I never thought of watermelon and tomato, I am going to have to try that!
I am so going to miss watermelon season!
Yeah did watermelon season come and go already? I'm seeing them, but not quite as much as I used to :)
I'm sure you can find a little room to fill up on watermelon and banana bread, you burned at least a couple calories on your sprint :)
That looks absolutely delicious. I agree with Adam, I'm going to miss Watermelon season. I had the most to die for watermelon mojito over the weekend and have been drinking a lot of fresh watermelon juice. Now I'm thinking I should buy another before they are all gone.
Haha how many melon recipes do you have!?
That's a gorgeous salad. I would never have thought to use watermelon & tomatoes together- but I bet the contrasting textures really work (and the goat cheese doesn't hurt either... my fave!)
At one of my favorite restaurants they serve a watermelon, feta & mint salad in the summertime - it's amazing!!
Perfect for summer. So refreshing!
The watermelon and tomato combination sounds excellent and I also love the goat cheese here!
This sounds like a delicious combo - love the goat cheese in it!
I'm still not crazy about using watermelon in savory dishes, but it does sound cool and refreshing at least.
Watermelon and Tomatoes are 2 of my favorite things right now. BLISS!
Watermelon salads, especially with goat cheese and balsamic vinegar, are so classic! I can only imagine how good this was.
Looks and sounds delicious!
Yum, this sounds lovely. I love the texture of watermelon, and I love mixing sweet/salty so this would be great!
As a kid, all summer when we'd go to my grandparents, we'd have watermelon. Grandma would save the rinds, peel them and make pickled watermelon rind. Then in the fall/winter, we'd have the pickles (which are sweet/sour and spiced with cinnamon and cloves) with baked ham or brisket.
Yum, this combo sounds delicious, especially with that goat cheese :)
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