Refreshing summer salad with some nice twists! This one screams summer.
Ingredients: [‘olive oil’, ‘fresh mint leaves’, ‘champagne vinegar’, ‘watermelon’, ‘red seedless grapes’, ‘green seedless grape’, ‘feta cheese’, ‘pine nuts’, ‘mint sprig’]
Quantity of Ingredients: [“1/4 cup olive oil”,”2 tablespoons fresh mint leaves, julienned (finely sliced)”,”4 teaspoons champagne vinegar”,”1/2 small chilled watermelon, preferably seedless (about 6 lbs)”,”3/4 cup red seedless grapes, halved “,”3/4 cup green seedless grape, halved “,”1 cup crumbled feta cheese (about 5 ounces)”,”1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted “,” mint sprig, for garnish “]
Number of Servings: 4
Steps: [‘In large bowl whisk together oil, mint leaves and vinegar; set aside.’, ‘With a sharp knife cut around edge of watermelon to within 1/2 inch of rind.’, ‘Then cut a deep cross through the flesh, leaving rind intact and reserving for later use.’, ‘Scoop out each quadrant of watermelon and cut flesh into 3/4-inch cubes.’, ‘Place in bowl with vinaigrette, watermelon flesh, grapes and feta; toss gently.’, ‘Use watermelon shell for serving and if necessary, slice off a sliver of its bottom so it sits level.’, ‘Spoon watermelon mixture into shell and sprinkle with nuts.’, ‘Garnish with mint sprig.’, ‘Serve immediately.’]