Grilled Watermelon Salad with Charred Beets & Tomatoes
 
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Recipe type: Salad
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 3 medium beets
  • 12 cherry tomatoes
  • 2½-inch thick slices seedless watermelon, cut into 8 pieces
  • 2 Tbsp. pepper jelly
  • couple of handfuls of micro-greens
  • 
coarse sea salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
Sherry Vinaigrette
  • 2 Tbsp. Sherry vinegar
  • 2 Tbsp. shallots, finely chopped
  • 4 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
  • Squeeze of fresh lemon
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven 350 degrees. Preheat grill.
  2. Whisk together sherry vinegar, shallots, lemon juice and olive oil - set aside
  3. Wrap beets individually in foil. Set on a baking sheet and roast in oven for 1 hour. Unwrap beets and cool to room temperature. Peel and quarter beets.
  4. Bring a small saucepan of water to a boil. Drop tomatoes into boiling water for 30 seconds, then quickly drain and rinse with cold water. Slip the skins off the tomatoes, leaving tomatoes whole.
  5. Brush watermelon pieces with pepper jelly. Set pieces jelly-side down on hot grill for 2 minutes, or until lightly charred. At the same time, set beet quarters on grill for 2 minutes.
  6. To serve salad. Toss micro-greens with some vinaigrette. Divide among 4 plates. place two slices of watermelon on each plate. Top with grilled beets and tomatoes. Then drizzle with more sherry vinaigrette. Sprinkle with a bit of sea salt and a few grinds of black pepper and serve immediately.
Recipe by Ordinary Vegan at https://ordinaryvegan.net/watermelonsalad/