Watermelon Salad with Mint Leaves

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: Garden Club Meeting

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (80)

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Prep Time:
20 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
6 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
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Total:: 20 min

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Ingredients

1 (5-pound) watermelon
1 Vidalia or other sweet onion
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
Salt and pepper
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
4 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
6 whole mint sprigs

Directions

Cut the flesh from the melon and cut into bite size pieces, removing and discarding the seeds, and set aside. Peel and slice the onion into rings.

In a small bowl, combine the vinegar, salt, pepper, and whisk until salt is dissolved. Slowly whisk in the olive oil, a few drops at a time. Add in the chopped mint, taste, and adjust seasonings.

In a large bowl, combine the melon, onion, and feta. Pour the dressing over the melon mixture and toss gently until everything is coated and evenly mixed. Garnish with mint sprigs.

To serve, divide salad among individual plates and garnish with mint leaves.

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recipe Watermelon Salad with Mint Leaves
Vanessa Santa Cruz, CA 09-26-2009
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A Pretty Fabulous Salad
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I have tried other watermelon salads that I thought were great at the time til I stumbled upon this little beauty. From... another review ~ I substituted Balsamic vinegar instead of red wine vinegar ~ loved loved loved!!!!!Read more
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Kathy Stone Mountain, GA 08-05-2009
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Excellent
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was excellent, something we had never tried before but will definitely make again. I used fresh basil instead of mint. ... I have both in the garden but basil is our favorite. Like others I too used balsamic vinegar.Read more
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Kathy Kensington, MD 07-13-2009
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Wonderful
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is a wonderful dish. How unfair that some reviewers rate a recipe without trying it.
recipe Watermelon Salad with Mint Leaves
Casey PC Beach, FL 06-27-2009
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You HAVE TO use a Vidalia onion!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

NO other onion will do! Look for the flatest (kinda shaped like a doughnut without a hole) for the sweetest Vidalia onion. ... I don't think that any other onion will suffice without being overpowering. Vidalia's are so sweet that peek season ones can be eaten like an apple.Read more
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Roger Schertz, TX 06-27-2009
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Don't know.....
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

A finalist coped this recipe on The Next FoodNetwork Star show and a member of the selection committee on the Next... Foodnetwork Star, I think it was Mr. Flay, thought it was horrible. At Ina's home where this dish was served, one of Ina's guests thought it was inedible. I am hesitant to try this one but probably would since there are awesome reviews.Read more
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Nic stoughton, WI 06-02-2009
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Great Watermelon salad
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My husband thought I was nuts when I first made this, he now askes for it. I would suggest using only the freshish watermelon... trying to use up some two day old cubes did not come out as well.Read more