Watermelon Salad With Pomegranate Vinaigrette

Submitted by Chuck Hughes

"Recipe courtesy Urban Solace, San Diego, CA"

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 19
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• Pomegranate Vinaigrette

• 1⁄4 cup lemon juice and lime juice
• 1⁄4 cup pomegranate molasses
• 1⁄4 cup sherry wine vinegar
• 1⁄8 cup honey
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon minced shallot
• 2 teaspoons ground toasted coriander
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 pinch ground black pepper
• 2 cups vegetable oil

• Watermelon Salad

• 6 ounces seedless watermelon, cubed
• 2 ounces English cucumbers, peeled, seeded and diced
• 2 ounces sweet 100 tomatoes, halved (cherry, heirloom)
• 1 ounce feta cheese
• 4 fresh basil leaves, torn into penny-size pieces
• 4 fresh mint leaves, torn into penny-size pieces
• 1⁄2 ounce arugula
• 1⁄2 ounce toasted pine nuts
• 1⁄2 ounce currants, plumped (currants soaked in hot water for 5 minutes and drained)

directions

1. For the pomegranate vinaigrette:

2. Place the citrus juice, pomegranate molasses, vinegar, honey, mustard, shallots, coriander, salt and pepper in a container. Emulsify, adding the oil slowly. Taste for seasoning.

3. For the watermelon salad:

4. Combine the watermelon, cucumber, tomatoes, feta, basil and mint. Add the arugula and pine nuts. Plate and top with the currants and 3 ounces of the pomegranate vinaigrette.