Grilled Watermelon Salad

Recipe courtesy Claire Robinson

Show: 5 Ingredient FixEpisode: Mediterranean Grill

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (13)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
15 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 15 min
Total:: 30 min

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Ingredients

1/2 (5-pound) seedless watermelon
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
Extra-virgin olive oil
Kosher salt (specialty salt is great here, if on hand)
2 cups fresh baby arugula, washed and dried
1 cup goat cheese, crumbled, preferably a French Chevre
Fresh finely cracked black pepper

Directions

Stand the watermelon half cut side down on a cutting board and slice away the rind, leaving a solid block of melon. Turn the block on its side and cut it into 8 squares, roughly 3 by 3 inches and 1-inch thick.

Pour the vinegar into a small saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Cook until reduced to a thick syrup consistency. Set aside.

Heat a nonstick grill pan over medium-high heat. Drizzle just enough olive oil over watermelon slices to thinly coat and place on hot grill pan. Grill each side about 2 minutes until grill marks appear; transfer to a plate and season with salt.

To assemble the salads, put about 1/4 cup of baby arugula on a serving plate, followed by a grilled slice of watermelon in the center, and top with a tablespoon of crumbled cheese and another 1/4 cup arugula. Add another watermelon slice and another tablespoon of cheese. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Finish each salad with a very light drizzle of olive oil and balsamic syrup. Dust with black pepper and serve immediately.

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Sharon Tonganoxie, KS 08-16-2009
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soggy
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

We made this last weekend and thought it was disgusting....the watermelon took forever for the grill marks and it got... soggy...so we just put sliced watermelon on the salad instead...I think a mixture of greens would be better with the arugula.. Arugula by itself was overwhelming for our taste.Read more
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Paisley north plains, OR 08-15-2009
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Easy and beautiful
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This salad was easy to make and looked beautiful. I used my grill pan on high and the grill marks turned out perfect without... making the watermelon too soggy. I will make it again and plan on wowing my friends with this beautiful and yummy salad!Read more
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ashley Houston, TX 08-09-2009
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Visual Masterpiece
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I cook from FN all the time and I must say this is one of the most interesting I have ever tried. Besides being undeniably... delicious, it was just gorgeous and was so differnt. I have made a watermelon, feta salad for years but this was so much more intriguing. I despise goat cheese so I substitued feta instead and cut it into tiles just liket he watermelon. I also topped with chopped kalamata olives which was a nice touch. I served with the rest of the meal Claire recommended and all were fabulous. I rounded it off with grilled zuchini and red onion as well as Ina's recipe for tzatziki sauce. Perfection!Read more
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Joanna Owasso, OK 08-09-2009
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Made this tonight
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I made this tonight along with Guy Fieri's Prosciuttio Wrapped Shrimp. A agree with a couple of people here. I used the... outdoor gas grill to grill the watermelon and got it really hot but it took too long to get any grill marks on it. When it finally looked like it was grilled, it was a bit mushy. The arugula (and I used a bit of watercress too) lettuces were excellent with it as was the goat cheese. I put the goat cheese in the freezer for about 10 minutes to make it easier to crumble. I would definitely try this same recipe with grilled peach halves! Also, I think it would be just as good or even better with the watermelon planks not grilled and just chilled really, really well. Read more
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Becky Santa Maria, CA 08-03-2009
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Delicious!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

First I want to say that neither my husband or myself like watermelon. But I saw this recipe yesterday morning and thought... "What the heck I'll give it a whirl". We both love goat cheese and arugala and balsamic and I thought that grilling the watermelon would change the taste. It was wonderful! I had my grill on high and put them on the top rack so they wouldn't be too close to the flames. They got a wonderful sear on them and the grilling really did change the flavor, in a good way! 2 people not fans of watermelon ended up loving this salad and I will definately be trying this again. Now I want to try the lamb recipe!Read more
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ileen ny, NY 08-03-2009
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peach substitution?
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe sounds delicious, but my family aren't watermelon eaters. Do you think it would work to substitute half a peach... instead of a tile of watermelon?Read more