It ’s the perfect combining of sweet and mouth-watering flavors .

Photo : Kelsey Hansen / Food Styling : Annie Probst

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A bowl of watermelon panzanella salad with lettuce, bread pieces, and red onion, arranged with tongs in a serving bowl

Credit:Photo: Kelsey Hansen / Food Styling: Annie Probst

Charredchunks of watermelonelevate this countrified Italian bread - and - veggie salad . grill a slab of melon — alongside the bread and red onion — imparts a smoky relish that down against cos , Florence fennel , andcherry tomatoes . For a cutoff to the same flavor profile without illumine up the grill , add a few drops of limpid smoke to the Anethum graveolens - leaf mustard vinaigrette .

How to Cut Watermelon for Grilling

The best way togrill watermelonis to cut ais to cut a ³/₄-inch - thick³/₄-inch - thick beat out of the melon vine ’s middle . ( One quid of untrimmed melon yields about 1 1/2 cups grill cubes . )

Ingredients

4Tbsp.olive oil , separate

21/2 - inchslicesartisanbread(3 oz . )

1(3/4 - inch ) sliceseedless Citrullus vulgaris , rind on(about1 lb . )

1smallred Allium cepa , draw , kernel intact

5cupschopped or tornromaine lettuce

1cupcherry tomatoes , halved

1/2cupshaved freshfennel

3Tbsp.red wine acetum

1Tbsp.choppedfresh dill

2tsp.whole grainmustard

1tsp.honey

1/4tsp.salt

1/4tsp.ground black pepper

2oz.ricotta salataor Cotija tall mallow , crumbled ( 1/2cup ) , optional

Directions

Grill Ingredients

Brush bread , watermelon , and cherry onion plant with 1 Tbsp . olive vegetable oil . Grill watermelon , moolah , and Allium cepa , embrace , over medium heat , turning once , until softly charred ( 1 to 3 minute for wampum , 6 to 8 bit for Citrullus vulgaris , and 8 to 10 minutes for onion ) .

Cut Grilled Bread and Fruit

Remove and discard watermelon rind . edit watermelon and bread into 1 - column inch cubes . Trim meat from onion plant wedges and separate into bit - size of it pieces .

Assemble

In a large bowlful combine watermelon , wampum , onion plant , bread , tomatoes , and fennel .

Make Dressing and Serve

In a screw - top shock unite 3 Tbsp . olive oil , the vinegar , dill , mustard , honey , Strategic Arms Limitation Talks , and ground black pepper . Cover and shake well . pelt over salad ; toss to combine . splash with ricotta salata ( if using ) . Serve right away . Serves 5 .

Credits

Recipe developed byJuliana Hale .

Nutrition Facts(per serving)

  • The % Daily Value ( DV ) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a day-to-day diet . 2,000 kilogram calorie a day is used for general nutrition advice .