With the last breath of summer upon us I made this salad and it was absolutely delicious, refreshing and sweet and salty all at the same time!

The only thing is I was so busy serving my dinner that I forgot to take a photo of it! You’ll have to trust me on this one. It’s super easy and you can cut everything up and get it all ready ahead of time and put it together when you’re ready to eat it.

You’ll want to make sure that the watermelon and tomatoes are nice and cold so leave them in the fridge till you’re ready to serve! I added thinly cut red onion for a bit of a bitter taste but if you hate the onion thing you can easily omit it. I only used 1/2 red onion because I liked the flavor. I also used Basil but if you’d like you can substitute Mint very easily. Play with it.

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Ingredients:

I used small cherry tomatoes and used about 1 pint– I cut them in 1/2 , you can use any kind of tomatoes you like I would just cut them into small pieces about 1 -2 inch pieces

1 lb. seedless watermelon cut into small pieces about 1 -2 inches as well

red onion thinly sliced — I only used 1/2 red onion (read above)

1 teaspoon kosher salt plus a little more for sprinkling

Freshly Ground Black Pepper to taste

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

2 Tablespoons Sherry Vinegar–I love the flavor of Sherry Vinegar and use it whenever I can –if no Sherry Vinegar substitute with White Balsamic Vinegar

1 cup crumbled Feta Cheese

Directions:

Combine the cubed watermelon and cut up tomatoes in a large Non-reactive bowl such as glass. Sprinkle with Kosher Salt and a few grinds of the pepper mill. I put into the fridge while I prepared my dinner. I also added the red onion at this point.

Whisk together in a small bowl the oil and vinegar with 1 teaspoon of kosher salt and a little more freshly ground black pepper to taste

Right before you’re serving take tomatoes and watermelon out of the fridge and add cheese to it, then the dressing and toss gently to combine. Let it sit for a few minutes and drain off the excess liquid because as it sat it got very liquidy. Serve with a slotted spoon.

That’s it! Totally Delicious and Refreshing!

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