Watermelon And Feta Cheese Salad

Name: Watermelon And Feta Cheese Salad
Ingredients: 1/4 cup white wine vinegar; 2 tablespoon sugar; 2 teaspoon sea salt; 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; pinch of red pepper flakes; 1 red onion, halved and sliced lengthwise; 1 cucumber, halved, seeded, scored with a zester, and sliced into half-moons; 1 small seedless watermelon (preferably the “sugar baby” variety), chopped; 4 ounce feta cheese, crumbled; 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil; 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar; 2 tablespoon chopped fresh mint

Daisy Nichols|April 20, 2017 1:10 pm EST

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This salad from Lucy Buffet’s cookbook Gumbo Love is a tasty and refreshing accompaniment to any summer meal.

Servings

8

Ingredients

1/4 cup white wine vinegar
2 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
pinch of red pepper flakes
1 red onion, halved and sliced lengthwise
1 cucumber, halved, seeded, scored with a zester, and sliced into half-moons
1 small seedless watermelon (preferably the “sugar baby” variety), chopped
4 ounce feta cheese, crumbled
1 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoon chopped fresh mint

Directions

In a small bowl, whisk together the white wine vinegar, sugar, 1 teaspoon of the salt, the black pepper, and the red pepper flakes until the sugar has dissolved.
Add the red onion and let the mixture stand for 1 to 2 hours. Drain the red onion, discarding the liquid.
Make one large salad in a salad bowl or make individual salads by gently combining the red onion, cucumber, watermelon, and feta.
Season with the remaining 1 teaspoon salt and lightly drizzle with the olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Garnish with chopped mint.
Adapted from Gumbo Love by Lucy Buffett (Grand Central, 2017