Watermelon Salad

Ingredients

For dressing

• 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
• 1/3 cup honey
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper
• 1 tablespoon orange juice
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 cup olive oil

For salad

• 4-5 cups of ripe watermelon, cut in 2-inch-square chunks
• 1/4 large red onion, sliced vertically into 1/4-inch slivers
• 4 cups mixed baby greens (include some bitter greens in the mix)
• pepper

Directions

1. 1

   Mix first six ingredients in a deep-sided bowl. Drizzle and whisk the olive oil into the mixture to emulsify. Set aside.

2. 2

   Mix the watermelon and red onion together in a large bowl.

3. 3

   Pour the dressing over the melon, turning to coat all sides. Return it to the refrigerator and let the melon marinate for 20 minutes or less. NOTE: I cut my melon very small and it was best after about 5 minutes in the marinade!

4. 4

   Layer the field greens on a small dinner plate.

5. 5

   Place the chunks of watermelon (allowing some of the dressing to transfer to the lettuce) and the onion in the center of the greens.

6. 6

   Grind pepper to taste over the salad.