Watermelon Chopped Salad with Watermelon Vinaigrette
This chopped salad is refreshing, full of a variety of textures and flavours, and is delicious!
Servings: 2 servings
Ingredients
For the watermelon vinaigrette:
- 1/4 cup watermelon puree
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/2 lime juiced (~2 tbsp lime juice)
- salt and pepper to taste
For the chopped salad:
- 6 cups chopped lettuce of your choice you can use iceberg, green, romaine, or a combination of them!
- 1 cup diced watermelon
- 1 avocado diced
- kernels from 1 ear of cooked corn
- 3/4 cup diced cucumber
- 1/2 shallot finely minced or sliced (to your preference)
- 1/4 cup celery diced
- Protein of your choice: I used cooked vegan chicken but chickpeas work wonderfully here too.
Instructions
Watermelon Vinaigrette:
- In a food processor or small blender, blitz a handful of watermelon cubes to get 1/4 cup watermelon puree. Add remaining of salad dressing and pulse until emulsified. Set aside.
To assemble the salad:
- Chop all your ingredients to the size you desire. Make two salads by making a bed of lettuce on two plates. Divide the watermelon, avocado, corn, cucumber, shallot, and celery between the two plates.
- Serve with watermelon vinaigrette and toss!
- Enjoy!