Saturday, September 12, 2009

The Watermelon Salad That Was

Well, this was my brilliant creation (albeit it not so inventive) that I brought (or intended to bring) to Godluck last night. The long story short is I gave up looking for parking after 40 minutes and after my salad my passed from this life and entered into the next. This little recipe is super easy and super sweet and savory, but has a limited life span. You really have to prepare it just a few minutes before you serve it to your guests and definitely DON'T pack it along for a road trip because in the after life, it becomes a pink, soppy, and sticky reminder that this life is too short to waste in the Volkswagen looking for free parking on a game night in downtown San Diego.
Well, aren't you dying for the recipe after that description...

Recipe
Watermelon cut up into pieces (not to small though because as you stir it, they break up a bit)
Goat/Feta Cheese
Fresh Mint (diced)
Vidalia Onion (or you could red onion-the goal is to have it sweet)
Vinaigrette: Grape Seed Oil, White Balsamic Vinegar, Kosher Salt, and Ground Black Pepper

OK. For those of you counting my ingredients like accountants for the mob, you might notice that if you count the ingredients in the recipe there are slightly more ingredients than the sacred number 6. For those of you that fit into the category above....use a bottled balsamic vinaigrette (and keep your attorney's number on speed dial).