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Tomato Watermelon Salad

URL: https://www.feastingathome.com/tomato-watermelon-salad/

Ingredients

Tomato Vinaigrette

  • 1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar or sherry vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons maple syrup or honey
  • 2 tablespoons shallot
  • 1–2 cloves garlic
  • 10 leaves basil
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper

Salad

  • 4 cups COLD melon (watermelon, cantaloupe or honeydew, or a mix)
  • 2 cups cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
  • ½ cup radishes, sliced (optional)
  • 1 cup Turkish (or Persian) cucumbers, sliced
  • 3 scallions sliced
  • 1/4 cup pickled shallots or pickled onions (optional, sub 1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion)
  • 1 large avocado, sliced
  • ¼ cup pumpkin seeds
  • 15 leaves fresh basil, torn

Instructions

  1. Prepare the Tomato Vinaigrette by charring the tomatoes in a skillet until softened, then blend with oil, vinegar, maple syrup, shallots, garlic, and basil.
  2. Refrigerate the vinaigrette and optionally prepare pickled shallots.
  3. In a large bowl, combine the melon, halved tomatoes, cucumber, radishes, and scallions.
  4. If serving immediately, gently fold in enough vinaigrette to coat the salad and half of the fresh basil.
  5. Adjust salt and vinegar to taste, then serve the salad on a platter topped with pickled shallots, avocado slices, torn basil, and pumpkin seeds.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
8
Calories
152
Total fat
11.7g
Total carbohydrates
12.8g
Total protein
1.8g
Sodium
80.8mg
Cholesterol
0mg

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