Summer Needs Tomatoes And Watermelon
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When Tomatoes Are Ripe There’s Nothing Tastiery Than a Tomato Salad
I’ve been trying to use them any way I can. This fresh, savory watermelon salad is another excuse to eat some super sweet garden tomatoes. When I told my mom about this salad she said: “that just doesn’t look right.” It might not look right but it’s absolutely beautiful and it tastes as good as it looks. I hope my mom will give it a try.
Funny story – I didn’t realize that my watermelon was a yellow watermelon until I cut it open. I was a little shocked at first. To tell you the truth I’ve never eaten a yellow watermelon, until now. I had planned on using yellow pear tomatoes and a traditional red watermelon for this salad. Thankfully, I still had some red heirloom cherry tomatoes in the that my neighbor had given me.
The fresh watermelon and the tomatoes in this salad make a winning flavor combination. The baby greens add a bitter spicy bite. And the pecorino cheese finishes everything with a salty savory flavor that brings everything together beautifully. This salad is simply dressed with oil, vinegar and some salt and pepper – just enough to bring out the flavors. I chose to really kick things up a notch by using a honey white balsamic and a lemon flake finishing salt.
Making really delicious foods that have that something extra come from using ingredients that really stand out. It’s not magic it’s just taking the time to pay attention to the flavors and put things together with a lot of love.
Ingredients
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes halved
- 4 cups watermelon largely diced
- 1 cup mixed baby green kale and arugula
- 1 tbsp fresh mint julienned
- ¼ red onion finely sliced
- 1 avocado diced
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp honey white balsamic O brand
- fresh ground pepper to finish
- lemon flake salt Mark Bitterman, to finish
- ½ oz pecorino romano cheese shaved
Instructions
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Add tomatoes, watermelon, mixed greens, red onion, and avocado to a large glass or plastic (non reactive) bowl.
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Add vinegar and olive oil, gently toss.
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Serve and top with freshly ground pepper, lemon flake salt, and shaved pecorino romano cheese.
Recipe Notes
You can substitute white balsamic, champagne vinegar, or another sweet light-colored vinegar for the O brand vinegar. You may also use any good quality salt in place of the Mark Bitterman salt.
