Watermelon and Heirloom Tomato Salad

Watermelon and Tomato Salad
Watermelon and Tomato Salad
Watermelon and Heirloom Tomato Salad: Outstanding as a side dish, or a light main dish.

A perfect summer salad that takes full advantage of vine ripened tomatoes, sweet watermelon, and aromatic basil.

Watermelon and Heirloom Tomato Salad

  • Watermelon, cut in chunks
  • Tomatoes (MUST have flavor — see notes below)
  • Goat cheese, simple, crumbled
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • Sweet basil
  • Cashews, roasted, unsalted
  • Salt to taste*

Base quantities on the other things you plan to serve. If this is a side dish, a couple of slices of tomato and four small chunks of watermelon per person, or more — as desired.

Arrange sliced tomatoes and watermelon on plate. I like a little drizzle of extra virgin olive oil on the tomatoes only. Be very light with the oil. Crumble goat cheese over the watermelon and tomatoes. Sprinkle on a few cashews. Then add basil. The little baby leaves are best for this — add three or four. If the basil leaves are large, cut them into smaller pieces. *Salt to taste — although I personally find the goat cheese and olive oil sufficient seasoning.

**** It’s really imperative that the tomatoes have good flavor. I’ve had good luck with yellow heirloom tomatoes this summer. Campari tomatoes are typically pretty good. I have used small grape tomatoes in a pinch. And, if you cannot get good tomatoes, this salad with just the watermelon is still great.

The olive oil in the photograph came from the Ornellaia vineyards in the Bolgheri region of Tuscany, and is only available there 🙁 . Use your favorite extra virgin olive oil.

Watermelon and Tomato Salad

 

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2 thoughts on “Watermelon and Heirloom Tomato Salad

  1. da-AL May 9, 2018 at 4:17 pm

    mouthwatering!

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    1. Ann May 9, 2018 at 4:21 pm

      Thank you — 🙂

      Reply

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