Give Your Tomatoes A Spin Watermelon Feta Mint Salad Recipes

WATERMELON & FETA SALAD

Steps:

• Chop 180g watermelon and ½ cucumber into chunks and tip into a bowl with the leaves from ½ bunch mint (reserving a few for garnish) and drizzle with 1 tbsp olive oil. Season and pile on to a serving plate. Crumble over 100g feta, the remaining mint leaves, then drizzle with 1 tbsp balsamic glaze just before serving.

GIVE YOUR TOMATOES A SPIN! - WATERMELON, FETA & MINT SALAD

Steps:

• Toss tomatoes, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and sugar in medium bowl; let stand for 30 minutes.
• Transfer tomatoes to salad spinner and spin until seeds and excess liquid have been removed, 45 to 60 seconds, stirring to redistribute tomatoes several times during spinning.
• NOTE 1: If you don't have a salad spinner, after the salted tomatoes stand for 30 minutes, wrap the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and gently shake to remove seeds and excess liquid. Strain the liquid and proceed with the recipe as directed. The amount of liquid given off by the tomatoes will depend on their ripeness. --------.
• Strain tomato liquid through fine-mesh strainer into liquid measuring cup, pressing on solids to extract as much liquid as possible.
• NOTE 2: If you have less than 1/2 cup of juice after spinning, proceed with the recipe using the entire amount of juice and reduce it to 3 tablespoons as directed (cooking time will be shorter).
• Return tomatoes to bowl and set aside.
• Bring 1/2 cup tomato liquid (discard any extra), shallots, and vinegar to simmer in small saucepan over medium heat. Simmer until reduced to 3 tablespoons, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Transfer mixture to small bowl and cool to room temperature, about 5 minutes.
• Whisk in oil and pepper to taste until combined. Taste and season with up to 1/8 teaspoon salt.
• Add watermelon, mint, feta, and cooled dressing to bowl with tomatoes; toss gently and serve.

WATERMELON AND TOMATO FETA SALAD

Steps:

• Gently toss the watermelon, tomatoes, onion, and mint together in a large bowl; add the feta cheese, season with the salt, and gently toss again to combine.

WATERMELON-TOMATO SALAD WITH SHAVED FETA AND HANDFULS OF MINT

Steps:

• Combine the tomatoes, watermelon, mint, basil, olive oil, vinegar, lime juice, and salt and pepper to taste in a large bowl and toss to mix. Cover and refrigerate for several hours. Just before serving, sprinkle the feta over the salad and serve with lime wedges and sea salt for squeezing and sprinkling on top.
• On the Side
• For a tasty summer lunch or supper, pair this refreshing salad with Carolina Shrimp Chowder (page 41), Fried Oyster Po' Boy (page 118), or Beer-Barbecued Brisket (page 194).

WATERMELON, FETA & MINT SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, add the watermelon, feta, and mint. Drizzle the Cloud 9 Blackberry Balsamic Vinegar on top and toss lightly to combine.
• Transfer to a serving platter and enjoy!

TOMATO, WATERMELON & FETA SALAD WITH MINT DRESSING

Steps:

• Make the dressing by mixing the oil, vinegar, chilli flakes and mint with some seasoning.
• Put the tomatoes and watermelon in a bowl. Pour over the dressing and leave to stand for 10 mins to allow the fruit to get really juicy. Gently stir through the feta, then serve.