Watermelon Steak Salad with Balsamic Dressing
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Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 1 medium-size red onion sliced
- 1 cup seasoned rice wine vinegar
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons table salt
- 12 cups assorted tender salad greens such as mâche, watercress, arugula, and Bibb
- 1 cup crumbled Cotija or feta cheese
- 8 1 1/4-inch-thick chilled seedless watermelon slices, rinds removed
- 3/4 cup salted pepitas or sunflower seeds
- Dressing
- 2/3 cup olive oil
- 1/3 cup red wine vinegar I used balsamic
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 teaspoons pimentón sweet smoked Spanish paprika - I did not add / Icould not find this in my store
- 2 teaspoons coarse-grained Dijon mustard
- Kosher salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Prepare the Onions: Stir together first 5 ingredients and 1/4 cup water in a glass bowl. Cover and chill 2 hours. (Mixture can be made and chilled up to 2 days ahead.) Remove onions from marinade, discarding marinade. ( I skipped this step - opting for fresh red onions instead)
- Prepare Dressing : whisk together the oil, vinegar, honey, pimenton, and mustard. Add the salt and pepper to taste
- Toss together greens, cheese, 1 cup red onions, and desired amount of dressing in a large bowl.
- Top each watermelon slice with 1 1/2 cups greens mixture.
- Sprinkle with pepitas.
- Serve immediately with remaining vinaigrette and onions.
Notes
I did not soak the red onions and substituted balsamic vinegar for the red whine vinegar in the dressing.