Name: Watermelon and Tomato Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 2 large tomatoes (rinsed and cut into 6 slices each); 2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar (or substitute apple cider vinegar); 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 tablespoon fresh basil (rinsed, dried, and chopped (or 1 teaspoon dried)); 4 cups diced watermelon (with seeds removed (about half a small melon, rinsed)); 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Watermelon and Tomato Salad

Tomatoes and watermelon tossed with vinegar, oil and basel make a perfect mixture of tangy and sweet.

Watermelon and Tomato Salad

Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

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Servings

Ingredients

2 large tomatoes rinsed and cut into 6 slices each
2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar or substitute apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon fresh basil rinsed, dried, and chopped (or 1 teaspoon dried)
4 cups diced watermelon with seeds removed (about half a small melon, rinsed)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions

Arrange three tomato slices on each of four salad plates.
Combine vinegar, oil, and basil in a bowl, and mix well.
Add watermelon, and gently toss to coat evenly. Spoon watermelon over the tomatoes.
Top with salt and pepper, and serve.
Alternate: Substitute three cherry or grape tomatoes and three chunks of watermelon threaded onto a wooden skewer (eight skewers needed). Serving: two skewers
source: National Heart Lung and Blood Institute