Watermelon Tomato and Strawberry Salad with Red Pepper Jelly Vinaigrette

 

Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own. 

Charles Dickens

Watermelon, Tomato, and Strawberry Salad with Red Pepper Jelly Vinaigrette

Capture summer with a fresh mixed green salad bursting with watermelon, strawberries, cucumbers, and mozzarella pearls. But the star player here is Red Pepper Jelly Vinaigrette. It's a game-changer when drizzled on the salad. You can also use the vinaigrette on grilled chicken, pork, shrimp and salmon. The dressing is enough for 4 salads. The dressing was adapted from The Cafe Ssucre Farine. 

Salad Ingredients: 

• Mixed greens
• Watermelon cubes
• Halved grape tomatoes 
• Diced strawberries
• Diced cucumbers
• Mozzarella pearls (produce section) or feta crumbles
• Candied walnuts (package in the produce section) 

Vinaigrette Dressing 

• 1/3 cup red pepper jelly
• 3 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar
• 1 large garlic clove, minced 
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1/4 cup neutral-flavored oil e.g. Canola
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

Directions:

• Mix all salad ingredients in a large bowl.
• Combine all vinaigrette ingredients in blender-pulse to mix. 
• Add in oils and mix well. The dressing will be thick and should be refrigerated in a jar with a screw top until needed. 
  
  
  A bonus-the best new snack I have come across in a long time. WARNING they are highly addictive! The crackers pair perfectly with the salad.