Grilled Watermelon Salad With Feta, Mint And Lime

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Ingredients

8 slices of seedless watermelon, each the size of a small deck of cards
2 tablespoons good extra virgin olive oil
5 teaspoons fresh lime juice, divided
4 slices of feta cheese, about 4 ounces total
A small handful fresh mint leaves
3 cups of greens (arugula, watercress or mache)
A nice sea salt
Toasted pumpkin seeds (optional)

Rated: (5/5), based on 1 review

Grilled Watermelon Salad With Feta, Mint And Lime

Grilled watermelon is a juicy surprise, raw and crunchy on the inside, smoky and caramelized on the outside. Toss it with salty feta, tangy lime and bright mint and you have a perfect salad for picnic dinners with crickets and fireflies.

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Laurie David & Kirstin Uhrenholdt Laurie David is an environmentalist, author, and producer of the Academy Award–winning film An Inconvenient Truth. Kirstin Uhrenholdt grew up on a fruit-farm in Denmark, pickin’ n’ pruning and making pie. She then, ended up on a cargo ship to Greenland, doing a lot — more than you can imagine.

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Heat up your grill (or grill pan), until it is very hot.
Pat the melon slices dry with a paper towel and place them on the grill. Grill on one side only, without moving it, until grill-marked, about 2 minutes (you want to keep the inside raw so try not to overcook).
Toss the greens with 3 teaspoons lime, the olive oil and a few pinches salt.
Put the greens on a large platter and top with 4 pieces of watermelon, grill-marked side up.
Top with the feta, and then the remaining melon.
Drizzle the remaining lime juice over the watermelon. Garnish with mint, pumpkin seeds and a sprinkling of salt.

COOK’S TIP

Add a little cayenne for spice.
Replace the melon and feta with grilled peaches and fresh mozzarella or burrata.

CLEAN IT

Conventionally grown greens can have higher levels of pesticide residues, so opt for organic greens for this recipe.

GREEN IT

Many of these foods are staples at farmer’s markets - and local foods are more eco-friendly foods. Find your local farmer’s market using LocalHarvest.org. http://www.localharvest.org/

MAKE IT FUN

Let kids prepare and toss the salad. And, forget the utensils - wash your child’s hands well and let them literally toss the salad (not too high!) Use a much larger bowl than necessary to help keep things contained.

Reviews

Myles (Guest)

Submitted on January 1, 2012 at 1:00 pm

I am 8 years old and I made grilled watermelon salad with feta mint and lime for my family they loved it. It was good and flavorful.I think that everyone can try this recipe because I'm a kid that is a chef!