A quick tutorial on how to grill up a watermelon plus a recipe for a wonderful grilled watermelon salad!
Ingredients
½small seedless watermelon, sliced and grilled
6cupsfresh arugula
6ouncesfeta cheese, cubed
Handful fresh mint
Good quality olive oil
Kosher salt
Instructions
Cut watermelon into thick slices, about an inch thick is good. Drizzle both sides of each slice with a small amount of oil. Season with kosher salt.
Preheat grill to high heat and place watermelon slices right on grill. Let sit for about four minutes. Don’t move the slices.
Flip slices once and grill on the second side for about 3 minutes. Remove from grill and let cool briefly.
When slightly cooled, cut watermelon off of rind and cut into 1/2 inch pieces.
Lay down a bed of arugula and top with cubed watermelon, cubed feta, fresh chopped mint, a drizzle of good olive oil, and a small pinch of coarse salt.