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Easy Grilled Watermelon and Feta Salad with Mint and Balsamic Reduction

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Easy Grilled Watermelon and Feta Salad with Mint and Balsamic Reduction

Grilled Watermelon and Feta Salad with Mint and Balsamic Reduction

We’ve been all things fall this week with back to school and football excitement, so it seemed like a good time to remember that we still have watermelon and summer produce for a little while longer.  I don’t know about you, but I sure do love some grilled watermelon.  Toss in some feta, mint, and balsamic reduction and I’m totally in the middle of summer even though we are staring Labor Day and the beginning of fall right in the face.

Grilled Watermelon and Feta Salad with Mint and Balsamic Reduction

Speaking of Labor Day, this Easy Watermelon and Feta Salad would be absolutely perfect to take to the cookout, picnic, or whatever festivities you may have planned to celebrate the holiday and three day weekend!  Woot!  So, what are you plans this weekend?  We decided to take a sort of last minute end of summer trip to the beach.  We’re headed to Hilton Head and turning this three day weekend into a five day vacation.  Heck yeah!  Unlike our last trip to the beach about a month ago, this one will just be the two of us without other family or little people shenanigans.  We’re all about the relaxation this time.

Grilled Watermelon and Feta Salad with Mint and Balsamic Reduction

Although there might be some boogie board action again.  We’ll just have to buy one for Chris, since we don’t have any little people to steal borrow them from this time.

Grilled Watermelon and Feta Salad with Mint and Balsamic Reduction

Whether you are going to the beach, a cookout, or having some friends over this weekend, I highly recommend that you make a grilled watermelon and feta salad.  You can totally change it up by using mozzarella instead of feta, basil instead of mint, or plain balsamic vinegar without reducing it.  You could also just grill a watermelon and call it a day.  It would be delicious!

Grilled Watermelon and Feta Salad with Mint and Balsamic Reduction
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Easy Grilled Watermelon and Feta Salad with Mint and Balsamic Reduction

Ingredients

  • 1 small seedless watermelon rind removed and sliced into 1/2 - 3/4 inch wedges
  • 4 - 6 ounces crumbled feta cheese
  • 1 cup balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1/4 - 1/2 cup mint or basil leaves

Instructions

  1. In a small sauce pot, bring balsamic vinegar and honey to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until thick and syrupy - 5 - 10 minutes, set aside to cool slightly while you grill the watermelon
  2. Grill watermelon slices over high heat 1 - 2 minutes per side
  3. Arrange watermelon slices on a platter, crumble feta over the top, drizzle with balsamic reduction, top with mint and/or basil leaves

Grilled Watermelon and Feta Salad with Mint and Balsamic Reduction

Bacon and Feta Stuffed Lamb Burgers with Tzatziki + Giveaway

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Bacon and Feta Stuffed Lamb Burgers with Tzatziki

Bacon and Feta Stuffed Lamb Burger with Tzatziki

 

Happy Monday, friends!  Did y’all have a fantastic weekend?  We had some beautiful weather here in the Carolinas and we happily took advantage of it.  We got out our bikes and went for an 8 mile ride on one of our local greenways.  Y’all will totally be relieved to know that I made it through the whole ride without crashing. You may remember that I have some issues with balance and riding bikes.

Enough about my embarrassing bike crashes and let me tell you how absolutely gorgeous the greenway was – keeping in mind that I missed a lot of wildlife and flora due to the fact that I cannot take my eyes off the trail for more than a few seconds or I’ll end up in the bushes, pond, on a porcupine, etc. Anyhoo, there were yellow wildflowers blooming everywhere, ducks were swimming in the water, and turtles were chillin’ on rocks in the sunshine.  It was a great day and I hope it’s safe to say that spring has sprung!

 

Bacon and Feta Stuffed Lamb Burger with Tzatziki

 

Since it’s Monday and we’ve established that Mondays blow, we’re going to ease into this week like an easy Sunday morning – even though I have to suit up and go to work. Womp Womp.  On the positive side of things we’re still continuing this month-long celebration of all my favorite things for my birthday and I guess we can include some St. Pat’s celebrating too.  I’ll share.

The theme today is pub food.  I mean, seriously.  Who doesn’t love a burger?  We (and I don’t know why I say we when it’s really just me) have stuffed some ground lamb with crispy bacon and feta cheese and topped it with some super easy tzatziki.  Toss this on an onion roll and throw in some fries and all is right with the world.

 

Bacon and Feta Stuffed Lamb Burger with Tzatziki

 

Oh! And guess what?  Since we’re celebrating my St. Patrick’s Day birthday pretty much all month long, I have a present for you!  A giveaway!  I’ve teamed up with a bunch of really hip bloggers to giveaway $500 worth of HelloFresh Meals!  The winner has total freedom of choice to put together a preferred choice of veggie boxes, classic boxes, and family boxes!  While we love our friends in other countries, this giveaway is only available for United States residents.  Scroll below the recipe to enter the giveaway and be sure to check out the other very cool participants’ websites for some fantastic recipes!

 

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Bacon and Feta Stuffed Lamb Burger with Tzatziki