{"id":98982,"date":"2014-06-24T10:02:30","date_gmt":"2014-06-24T15:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=98982"},"modified":"2014-06-24T10:36:55","modified_gmt":"2014-06-24T15:36:55","slug":"your-new-summer-favorite-watermelon-tomato-and-feta-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/06\/your-new-summer-favorite-watermelon-tomato-and-feta-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Your New Summer Favorite: Watermelon, Tomato, and Feta Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"WatermelonSalad<\/a><\/p>\n

By Janis Jibrin, RD, <\/i>Best Life<\/i><\/a><\/strong> lead nutritionist<\/p>\n

Visiting Washington, D.C.? If so, you\u2019ll inevitably wind up in the quaint neighborhood of Georgetown, which is also a bustling shopping mecca. My favorite place to have a bite is Kafe Leopold<\/a><\/strong>, a hidden oasis removed from the noise and crowds. The cuisine is loosely Austrian, and it happens to have some of the best salads in D.C. (Although, if you\u2019re in a more decadent mood, the sausage, sauerkraut and spicy mustard is wonderful, as are the pastries).<\/p>\n

I\u2019d always loved Leopold\u2019s Watermelon, Tomato<\/a><\/strong>, and Feta salad, but it just got even better\u2014and more striking\u2014after brand new executive chef Marcellus Coleman got ahold of it. He let me into the restaurant\u2019s kitchen so I could watch him prepare the salad.<\/p>\n

\"Chef<\/a><\/p>\n

What to do with the rest of your watermelon? Turn in into yet another salad<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Watermelon, Tomato and Feta Salad<\/b><\/p>\n

Serves 1<\/i><\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/b><\/p>\n

4 cubes (about 1\u00bd-inches each) of watermelon (about 1 cup total)<\/p>\n

4 wedges of tomato, preferably heirloom (about \u00be cup total)<\/p>\n

1\u00bd tablespoons vinaigrette (see recipe below)<\/p>\n

Dash of salt<\/p>\n

1 sprig thyme, leaves removed (about \u00bc to \u00bd teaspoon), stem discarded<\/p>\n

1 heaping tablespoon feta cheese, crumbled<\/p>\n

Pea greens, arugula or watercress for garnish (about \u00bc cup)<\/p>\n

Basil for garnish (about two teaspoons of either micro basil leaves or regular basil, roughly torn)<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Directions<\/b><\/p>\n

1. Gently toss watermelon and tomato with vinaigrette, salt and thyme in a bowl.<\/em><\/p>\n

2. On a separate plate, alternate tomato and watermelon in a line.<\/p>\n

3. Garnish with feta, greens and basil.<\/p>\n

Optional: Put a few chunks of watermelon in a blender or food processor and pipette the puree decoratively on the plate.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Nutritional Information
\n<\/b>1 serving<\/i><\/p>\n

Calories:<\/b> 259<\/p>\n

Protein:<\/b> 5 g<\/p>\n

Carbohydrate:<\/b> 19 g<\/p>\n

Dietary Fiber:<\/b> 2.5 g<\/p>\n

Total Sugars:<\/b> 14 g<\/p>\n

Total Fat:<\/b> 20 g<\/p>\n

Saturated Fat:<\/b> 3.7 g<\/p>\n

Cholesterol:<\/b> 10 mg<\/p>\n

Calcium:<\/b> 95 mg<\/p>\n

Sodium:<\/b> 157 mg<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

White Balsamic Vinaigrette\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Makes about 1\u00bc cups, about 12 to 13 servings<\/i><\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/b><\/p>\n

Vanilla bean (or \u00bc teaspoon vanilla extract)<\/p>\n

1\u00bd tablespoons white balsamic vinegar<\/p>\n

1\u00bd tablespoons Normandy apple cider vinegar (or other unfiltered apple cider vinegar)<\/p>\n

\u00bd cup extra virgin olive oil<\/p>\n

\u00bd cup grapeseed oil<\/p>\n

1 tablespoon honey<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Directions<\/b><\/p>\n

1. Cut vanilla bean in half widthwise. Put one half in resealable bag with a teaspoon of sugar and store in the refrigerator.<\/p>\n

2. Using a sharp paring knife, split the remaining half of the bean in half lengthwise<\/i>. Starting as close to one end as possible, firmly penetrate the skin and run the knife all the way across. Scrape out all the soft inside (mainly seeds).<\/p>\n

3. Place the interior pulp of the vanilla bean in a medium-sized bowl. Add the two vinegars.<\/p>\n

4. Slowly add the two oils, whisking as you pour them into the bowl until the oil and vinegar aren\u2019t separated.<\/p>\n

5. Whisk in honey.<\/p>\n

Note: If you\u2019re not using it right away, place in a container with a lid and shake before using. Store any unused vinaigrette in a capped container in the refrigerator.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Nutritional Information
\n<\/b>1 serving (1\u00bd tablespoons)<\/i><\/p>\n

Calories:<\/b> 155<\/p>\n

Protein:<\/b> 0 g<\/p>\n

Carbohydrate:<\/b> 2 g<\/p>\n

Dietary Fiber:<\/b> 0 g<\/p>\n

Total Sugars:<\/b> 2 g<\/p>\n

Total Fat:<\/b> 17 g<\/p>\n

Saturated Fat:<\/b> 2.0 g<\/p>\n

Cholesterol:<\/b> 0 mg<\/p>\n

Calcium:<\/b> 1 mg<\/p>\n

Sodium:<\/b> 1 mg<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Also Read:<\/strong><\/p>\n

How to Cook with Watermelon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Grapefruit Salad<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Spinach Salad with Pears and Pomegranate<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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By Janis Jibrin, RD, Best Life lead nutritionist Visiting Washington, D.C.? If so, you\u2019ll inevitably wind up in the quaint neighborhood of Georgetown, which is also a bustling shopping mecca. My favorite place to have a bite is Kafe Leopold, … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3687,3695,16],"tags":[5503,3951,10607,9623,10608,10461,1767,2012],"class_list":["post-98982","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adult-health","category-diet-and-nutrition","category-recipes","tag-best-life-diet","tag-feta-cheese","tag-summer-cookouts","tag-summer-food","tag-summer-recipes","tag-thebestlife-com","tag-tomatoes","tag-watermelon"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98982","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98982"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98982\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":99012,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98982\/revisions\/99012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}