Taste: All Eyes on the Salad
At most cookouts, it’s the grill that gets all the attention. Not so when you serve this salad, which pairs a summer staple (watermelon) with a nutritional powerhouse (kale) and tops it all off with tangy feta cheese. Thanks to Wegmans, a family-owned supermarket chain headquartered in New York state, for creating and sharing this recipe.
Watermelon, Kale & Feta Salad
Makes: about 14 cups
Ingredients
1/2 seedless watermelon, cut into1 1/2-inch cubes (about 9 cups)
1 shallot, minced
2 tablespoons mint, thinly sliced
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided
Salt and pepper to taste
8 ounces kale
1/3 cup feta cheese, crumbled
3 tablespoons dry-roasted, seasoned sunflower seeds
Balsamic vinegar glaze, to taste
Add watermelon, shallots and mint to large bowl. Add 6 tablespoons of olive oil, season with salt and pepper. Toss; chill 1 hour. Toss kale with 2 tablespoons olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Arrange on individual salad plates. Top with watermelon mixture, feta and sunflower seeds. Drizzle with balsamic vinegar glaze.
Makes: about 14 cups
Ingredients
1/2 seedless watermelon, cut into1 1/2-inch cubes (about 9 cups)
1 shallot, minced
2 tablespoons mint, thinly sliced
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided
Salt and pepper to taste
8 ounces kale
1/3 cup feta cheese, crumbled
3 tablespoons dry-roasted, seasoned sunflower seeds
Balsamic vinegar glaze, to taste
Add watermelon, shallots and mint to large bowl. Add 6 tablespoons of olive oil, season with salt and pepper. Toss; chill 1 hour. Toss kale with 2 tablespoons olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Arrange on individual salad plates. Top with watermelon mixture, feta and sunflower seeds. Drizzle with balsamic vinegar glaze.
Story:
Colleen Smitek
2015 July/August