Watermelon, Goat Cheese, Spinach Salad

This isn't the best picture, but I wanted to document this random salad I made the other night for a few reasons.  First, the combination of creamy Coach Farms goat cheese and watermelon is a great combination in a salad.  Crunchy kernels of fresh summer corn and toasted pine nuts also contributed to the crunchy texture of the salad.  After setting the ingredients into a bowl with fresh spinach and some Thai basil, I created the dressing by adding some lemon juice and olive oil into a small bowl along with a few chunks of the goat cheese.   Mashing the goat cheese into the olive oil and lemon juice created a creamy goat cheese dressing that gently coated the greens and tied eveything together. 

Comments

[Mona]

Were it not for my "unAmerican" (as my mom puts it) aversion to watermelon I would totally try this salad. Weird, I know, but for some reason I've never been able to swallow the favorite summer fruit. Goat cheese, however, is my favorite and I could lather it on just about anything! Hope you had a nice Labor Day weekend!

[Joe @ Culinary in the Desert]

I had my first watermelon salad this year. It was very good and have been looking for another way to use it. Thanks for sharing!

[joe]

hi mona, crazy! i thought everyone loved watermelon. funny enough, i had almost given it up after i tried to cook it. i reduced its juice in order to try and form a watermelon syrup. cooked watermelon created the most distugusting smell (think baby diapers) and i almost gave it up!

thanks for your note, joe. let me know if you like the salad.