Watermelon, Tomato and Cheese Salad
"What's the watermelon doing in this recipe? That's what I asked myself too, but it's an awfully good combination! I've made this several times, and it's based off of a recipe I cut out of the NY Times a while ago. Really nice for a spring or summer side dish."
photo by Kumquat the Cats fr
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 2 1⁄2 cups seedless watermelon, cut in 1 inch cubes or balls (reserve juice)
- 1 1⁄2 cups cherry tomatoes or 1 1/2 cups grape tomatoes, halved
- 1⁄2 1/2 cup gorgonzola or 1/2 cup Roquefort cheese, crumbled
- 1⁄2 cup scallion, minced
- salt
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons sherry wine vinegar
- 1 pinch cayenne
- 1⁄2 cup cilantro or 1/2 cup parsley, roughly chopped
directions
- Combine watermelon, tomato, cheese, scallions and salt in a bowl.
- Whisk together 2 tablespoons of watermelon juice, oil, vinegar and cayenne and gently toss with salad.
- Garnish with cilantro or parsley.
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Reviews
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This recipe was pretty dang good. Quite a refreshing and different flavor. If I were to make it again I would let the watermelon pieces drain a little and not add any extra watermelon juice to the vinegar and oil mixture since the watermelon continuously seeps. -
This recipe is similar to one that I just made using 2 tsp white balsamic vinegar, 1/2 cup sliced red onion, cubed feta cheese, and no cilantro. It was absolutely delicious. -
I made this exactly as posted and unless the cilantro rather than parsley makes a HUGE difference this was NOT GOOD. At best it's ok. Tomato and watermelon just don't go together. -
Wow, we were so surprised, but this was really good! I added some fresh mint and left out the scallions and swapped Balsamic for the Sherry Wine vinegar since that's what I had available. Very good and refreshing. -
Wonderful. I used cherry tomatoes and goat cheese, left out the scallion since I didn't have any. Like everyone else said, it sounds strange but tastes wonderful. I used a very creamy goat cheese, next time I might use a more crumbly feta.
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Kumquat the Cats fr
New York City, 72
<p>Clockwise from upper left, my dear friends Cranberry, Quincy, Kumquat and Kiwi. All of our cats were born in the wild and adopted by us. Zaar Chefs I have met so far: Elmotoo, justcallmeToni, ~Rita~, Midwest Maven, Bird&Buddha (both of them) and most recently, Ms*Bindy from upstate New York:) Wonderful, sweet, friendly people and great chefs! Most relevant thing to mention here is that I am a vegetarian, and recently became a vegan (almost 100%). To put vegetables and other things not meat or fish on the table I work as an actuary (in my case anyway, a combination of statistician, number-cruncher and/or programmer). For fun I like to travel. Just came back from Namibia, a peaceful democracy in Africa with lots of animals! Got some terrific pictures of lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, rhinocerous, hyenas, all kinds of antelopes, giraffes and zebras. Namibia is the second most sparsely populated country per square mile, just behind Mongolia. Update: We went to Italy this Spring. We had lots of pizza and pasta. The pizza is so much better in Italy, particularly the crust. The Amalfi coast was absolutely beautiful. Spectacular natural scenery (Canada and Alaska are really beautiful, Patagonia in Chile is sublime, Iceland is unique) has been my latest passion as far as travel destinations but I have seen quite a few big cities too (Paris, Berlin, London and Madrid to name a few). On my bulletin board at work I keep a list of every country I've visited (other than the U.S. of course). So far I've made it to five continents: Europe, Africa, South America, Asia and North America of course. I've got only two other continents to conquer:) I don't usually have difficulty finding vegetarian dishes here in the U.S. or overseas, but finding vegan dishes is much harder. I have no kids, just cats, Kumquat, Cranberry, and more recently Quincy and Kiwi. They are purebreds, of the breed alley caticus (okay, American shorthair I guess). Our cats are not vegetarians, though my boyfriend (significant other, long-term partner, whatever) is. I am a friend of all animals both tamed and wild. In addition I am a freethinker and my boyfriend studies philosophy. Either way, we get along pretty well. Also, please allow me to say that my BF and I recently bought a condominium in NYC.:) Pet peeve? Okay, I don't like public scenes, especially parents yelling at their children, lovers' spats, etc. If it must be done please do it in private:D Participation & Awards:</p>
