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Watermelon Salad With Radishes and Mint

Cubes of watermelon thinly sliced radishes and red onions on a platter.
Photo by Gabriele Stabile

If your watermelon isn’t very sweet, force it to be savory. That’s what I’ve done by adding the peppery bite of radishes and onion and a three-ingredient vinaigrette. With mint strewn all over the juicy fruit, this whole salad ends up being super-refreshing.

Ingredients

8 servings

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 bunch red radishes, cut into ⅛-inch slices
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
4 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
½ red onion, cut into thin slivers
4½ pounds watermelon (1/4 of a large melon), rind removed, flesh cut into 1-inch cubes
2 tablespoons torn mint leaves

  1. Step 1

    Dissolve a spoonful of salt in a large bowl of ice and water. Add the radishes and let sit for a few minutes to crisp.

    Step 2

    Whisk the vinegar, oil, and 1 teaspoon salt in a large bowl. Drain the radishes and add to the bowl, along with the onion and watermelon.

    Step 3

    Gently toss with your hands to coat evenly.

    Step 4

    Spread on a serving platter, grind pepper all over, and top with the mint.

Cover of the cookbook featuring the author in her kitchen.
FromCarla Hall's Soul Food: Everyday and Celebration© 2018 by Carla Hall. Reprinted with permission by Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Buy the full book fromHarperCollinsor fromAmazon.
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  • This was so easy and quick to make and so delicious. I love the vinagrette with it.

    • Susannah

    • New Orleans, LA

    • 6/18/2023

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