“salad.”

No one needs to feel deprived when this appetizing dish is considered salad! These cubed fruits are loaded with antioxidants, fiber and flavor! Avocado, cucumber, tomato, watermelon and feta cheese are the main ingredients, however you can use any variation you like! Why wait for the weather to warm up before enjoying a beautiful “salad” like this?!

Note: Year round, farmers markets carry most of these fresh-from-the-farm ingredients.

Ingredients

For the salad squares:

  • 1 mini seedless watermelon
  • 1 cucumber
  • 1 tomato
  • 1 avocado
  • 2 oz. block feta cheese
  • fresh herbs, basil and mint

For the dressing:

  • 3 tablespoon olive oil
  • 3 tablespoon balsamic vinaigrette
  • 1 teaspoon fresh basil and mint freshly snipped
  • salt and cracked pepper to taste

Instructions

For the dressing:

  • Whisk together olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and snipped herbs, until thoroughly mixed.

For the salad squares:

  • Cut salad ingredients in equal size square pieces. Arrange in 4 x 3 rows on individual serving plates. Garnish with snipped herbs. Drizzle with dressing.

Enjoy.

XO, The Bloom TDL

(recipe susan randall: simple healthy kitchen with slight changes to our liking, she adds coriander seeds to the dressing and chives instead of mint, images via pinterest)