Summertime Tomato Melon Salad Food

SUMMER TOMATO & CANTALOUPE SALAD

Steps:

• Add cucumber, tomato, and onion to a small mixing bowl and top with olive oil, apple cider vinegar, salt, and pepper. Toss to combine. Then taste and adjust flavor as needed, adding more vinegar for acidity or salt and pepper for flavor balance. Set in the refrigerator to chill.
• Next, prepare dressing by adding lime juice, maple syrup, and sea salt to a small mixing bowl and whisking to combine. Then slowly stream in olive oil while whisking to combine. Taste and adjust flavor as needed, adding more lime juice for brightness/acidity, maple syrup for sweetness, or salt for flavor balance. Set aside.
• Add cantaloupe to a large serving bowl and top with dressing. Gently toss to combine. Then add the cucumber-tomato-onion salad on top, leaving any excess liquid/dressing behind.
• Gently toss to combine and garnish with fresh mint. Serve.
• Best when fresh, though leftovers keep in the refrigerator up to 3 days. Leave mint on the side to keep as fresh as possible.

TOMATO AND WATERMELON SALAD

Steps:

• Combine the cubed tomatoes and watermelon in a large, nonreactive bowl and toss gently to combine. Add salt and let stand 5 to 10 minutes while you prepare the dressing.
• Whisk together the oil and vinegar and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Add the cheese to the tomatoes and watermelon, then the dressing, and toss gently to combine.

MINTED MELON, TOMATO & PROSCIUTTO SALAD

Steps:

• To make the dressing, whisk all the ingredients together in a bowl and set aside.
• Toss the tomatoes and melon together in a bowl with a little dressing, some sea salt and black pepper. Loosely lay the prosciutto over a platter and pile the tomatoes and melon on top. Drizzle with extra dressing, scatter with mint and serve straight away with crusty bread.

SUMMERTIME TOMATO-MELON SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the tomatoes, cucumber, cantaloupe, cheese, avocado, watercress, basil and onion., In a dry small skillet over medium heat, toast coriander seeds until aromatic, about 2-3 minutes. Cool. Transfer to a spice grinder or a mortar and pestle; coarsely grind., In a small bowl, whisk the oil, lime juice, vinegar, honey, lime zest, salt, pepper and coriander. Pour over tomato mixture and gently toss to coat.

TOMATO-MELON CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the tomatoes, watermelon and raspberries. In a small bowl, whisk the basil, oil, vinegar, salt and pepper. Drizzle over tomato mixture; toss to coat. Divide salad greens among 6 serving plates; top with tomato mixture and chicken.

TOMATO WATERMELON SALAD

Steps:

• Gently mix watermelon, tomatoes, mint, onion, and feta cheese in a large bowl.
• Whisk olive oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper together in small bowl; drizzle over salad and gently toss to coat.

MELON, CUCUMBER AND TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• Put the cucumbers in a colander set in the sink or a bowl. Sprinkle with salt and let drain for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare the other ingredients.
• Toss the cucumbers, tomatoes and melon together in a bowl. Whisk together the vinegar, salt to taste, lime juice, honey and oil and toss with the fruit and vegetable mixture. Cover the bowl and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours.
• Just before serving, toss with the herbs. Line plates with watercress if desired. Taste the salad, adjust the seasonings and serve over the watercress.

SUMMERTIME, SUMMERTIME..WATERMELON TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• Combine watermelon, tomatoes, and cucumbers in a large bowl. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon kosher salt and mix. Let stand 5 minutes. Meanwhile make the dressing. Pour vinegar into a small bowl, whisk oil into vinegar into emulsion forms. Salt and pepper to taste.
• Drain excess liquid from tomatoes and watermelon mixture. Add onions and julienned basil. Mix lightly. Crumble feta cheese on top of salad and drizzle with vinagrette. Serve.

SUMMERTIME TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk together the vegetable oil, vinegar, sugar, pepper, mustard, and seasoned salt in a bowl; add the tomato and onion to the bowl and toss to coat; cover and refrigerate overnight.

WATERMELON TOMATO CAPRESE SALAD

Steps:

• Halve cherry tomatoes, and add to a large serving bowl. Depending on the cucumber's thickness, slice or chop so that pieces are similar in size to the cherry tomato halves, and add to the bowl. Chop watermelon to a similar size, and add about a cup of watermelon cubes to the bowl.
• Cut the mozzarella in halves or quarters, depending on size, and add them to the bowl, along with the juice of your lime, the basil leaves, a big drizzle of olive oil, a big pinch of flaky salt, and a sprinkle of red pepper flakes.
• Use a serving spoon to gently toss it all together, then drizzle with a bit more olive oil and eat!

TOMATO-WATERMELON SALAD

Steps:

• Peel tomatoes: Bring a pot of water to a boil. Cut an "X" on the bottom of each tomato, then place into boiling water for about 10 seconds. Remove and discard peel; chop tomatoes and set aside. Remove watermelon rind: Slice off the bottom and top, then stand it upright on its flattened base. Remove the rind by carefully cutting strips away from top to bottom, following the flesh of the watermelon. Once the rind has been removed, slice the watermelon into rounds, then into strips. Chop the strips into a dice the same size as the tomato pieces. There should be equal amounts of tomato and watermelon.
• Peel ginger with a vegetable peeler or the back of a knife; grate on a Microplane directly into the tomato-watermelon mixture. Add rice vinegar and olive oil. Sprinkle a reasonable amount of salt to balance the sweetness of the tomatoes and watermelon, making it savory. Add a few cranks of pepper and gently mix. Taste to adjust seasonings, and add more salt and grated ginger if necessary. Then gently toss again. Place in a serving bowl. Using scissors, thinly cut leaves of opal basil directly on top of the tomato-watermelon salad before serving.

TOMATO & MELON SALAD

Steps:

• Gently combine the melon, cucumber, tomatoes and herbs in a large bowl. Mix the olive oil and mint sauce with some seasoning, then pour over the other ingredients and stir again to coat in the mint dressing. Serve chilled, with slices of toasted baguette, rubbed with a fresh cut garlic clove if you like.

KAREN MARTINI'S TOMATO, WATERMELON AND FETA SALAD

Steps:

• 1. To make the vinaigrette, combine all the ingredients in a bowl and set aside. 2. Soak the onion rings in iced water for 5 minutes (this softens their flavour). Drain and pat dry. 3. Arrange the tomato and watermelon on a serving plate and season with salt and pepper. Scatter over the onion, then spoon over the vinaigrette. Top with the feta and add the fennel flowers just before serving. *Once you're aware of wild fennel, you'll see it all over the place - maybe not on city streets, but it commonly crops up in any open spaces where the wind-broadcast seeds have lodged - by rivers and creeks, in parks, by railway lines. The flowers are a vibrant yellow and the fronds and soft seeds are just as tasty. **Fennel pollen is available from specialty food stores and delicatessens.

WATERMELON TOMATO SUMMER SALAD

Steps:

• Place watermelon and tomato cubes into a large bowl. Add sugar, salt, and pepper and combine gently. Allow to sit for 10 minutes. Make dressing during this time.
• In a small bowl, combine red onion, red wine vinegar, and extra-virgin olive oil. Add dressing to bowl with watermelon and tomato and combine gently. Cover and refrigerate for one hour prior to serving.
• Sprinkle with crumbled or diced feta or other white, crumbly cheese.

REZEPT: VEGANER TOMATEN MELONEN SALAT

Steps:

• Tomaten waschen, in Scheiben schneiden und auf einer Platte oder Teller anrichten. Melone halbieren, entkernen (nicht bei einer Wassermelone) und mit einem Kugelausstecher kleine Melonen-Kugeln ausstecken. Melonenkugeln ebenfals auf der Platte verteilen.
• Zitronensaft, Agavendicksaft, Salz, Pfeffer mit dem Olivenöl kräftig verrühren. Über den Tomaten-Melonen-Salat tröpfeln und mit Blättern der fischen Minze garnieren. Einige Minuten ziehen lassen und dann mit frischem Baguette genießen.