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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

Mint Chocolate Chip No-Churn Ice Cream

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Mint Chocolate Chip No-Churn Ice Cream

Mint Chocolate Chip No-Churn Ice Cream

 

Y’all, I did not have the heart to use a bunch of food coloring to turn my Mint Chocolate Chip No-Churn Ice Cream green.  It just wasn’t necessary.  Just because something tastes green (sort of? mint? right?) doesn’t mean it has to look green.  And if we’re going to be totally honest here, I kind of feel like I own the St. Patrick’s Day holiday because it’s also my birthday.  True story.  The day of my birth is the holiday of the St. Patrick.  My 21st birthday was an interesting one! 🙂

 

Mint Chocolate Chip No-Churn Ice Cream

 

I made this ice cream not only in the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day and all things green, but also in the spirit of this fantastic dairy from back in the day that had an awesome little ice cream shop in the middle of nowhere.  They had the best chocolate chip ice cream I’ve ever had in my life.  Until now. Now, we’ve added mint and it was an excellent idea.  No kidding.  The dairy has the best chocolate chip ice cream because, well, they’re a dairy (duh – they totally know what they’re doing), but also, they don’t put chips in the ice cream – they use chocolate shavings.  Genius.

 

Mint Chocolate Chip No-Churn Ice Cream

 

I’ve gotta tell y’all, that there is no limit to the amount of green food and gifts that I have received as birthday gifts.  I have definitely had my share of oddly colored bright green ice cream.  I’ll just be honest here.  It’s not my jam.  But this is a judgement free zone, so if you like your mint chocolate chip ice cream to glow?  No worries.  No judgments.  We can still be friends.

 

Mint Chocolate Chip No-Churn Ice Cream

 

P.S. In case you are not seeing a theme here?  The theme is that my birthday is on St. Patrick’s Day and I’m planning to celebrate for the next two weeks.  Thank goodness I’m still 29.  Cheers, y’all!

 

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Adapted from Martha

 

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