Watermelon & Goat Cheese Salad

I love summer. Summer means yummy light foods, and lots of delicious fruit. One thing that just screams "SUMMER!" is watermelon. You just know it's summertime when you're eating watermelon. Of course we all remember being kids, eating that big wedge of watermelon, spitting out seeds- sometimes at one another.

As the weather got warmer, and the sun grew stronger, I started getting a hankering for that ultimate summertime treat. I remembered back to the last time I had watermelon. It was at a cooking demonstration at our local arts festival, sponsored by Wegmans- my all time favorite grocery store. I remembered the recipe because it was so darn surprising. I never thought to make a salad with watermelon. We always used to just eat it. So the salad idea threw me a little, considering the combination of ingredients the chef used. Watermelon, feta and mint leaves. I wouldn't have thought to put the three together. I'm glad somebody did because it's delicious!

So I didn't have any feta cheese, but I DO have goat cheese. I've gotten into the habit of making goat cheese from raw milk I have access too. I figured I'd give it a try, and actually I like the goat cheese a lot better than the feta. It's less salty, at least the way I make it. It's a really, really simple recipe. So simple it doesn't even have measurements. You just sort of eyeball it, or go by your personal taste.

Watermelon & Goat Cheese Salad

Ingredients:
Watermelon, cut into 1-inch cubes
Goat cheese, crumbled
Mint leaves
Lime juice (optional)
Sea salt (optional)

Mix your watermelon, goat cheese and mint leaves together in a bowl. Add more of this or less of that, depending on what you like. Drizzle with a bit of lime juice or sprinkle with sea salt, if you like.

See, I told you it was simple. My non-Primal family LOVES this salad and have requested I make it again.

Oh, and don't let that rind go to waste! Don't forget you can use it to make watermelon pickles!

Happy Summer everyone! =)