Grilled Watermelon Salad with Arugula - Barbecuebible.com

Grilled Watermelon Salad with Arugula - Barbecuebible.com

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Get the perfect warm-weather fruit salad with this Grilled Watermelon Salad with Arugula and Queso Fresco from Steven Raichlen's cookbook, Project Fire.

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Ingredients

  • Vegetable oil for oiling the grill grate and basting the cheese
  • 4 slices (each 1 inch thick) fresh red or yellow watermelon (preferably seedless)
  • 1 chunk (8 ounces) queso fresco, blotted dry
  • 2 limes, halved crosswise
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 tablespoons minced candied ginger
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • Coarse salt (sea or kosher) and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 bunch baby arugula, rinsed and spun dry
  • 1/4 cup thinly slivered fresh mint
  • 1/2 cup chopped candied pecans or walnuts

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