Watermelon Feta Salad Recipe with Grilled Flank Steak
This refreshing watermelon feta salad is served with cucumbers, pickled onions, balsamic vinaigrette, and sliced grilled flank steak.
Ingredients
- 1/2 recipe for pickled red onions
- 1/2 recipe for balsamic vinaigrette
- 1 pound flank steak
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 8 cups of packed Spring Mix lettuce or desired lettuce blends
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes cut in half
- 1 sliced cucumber
- ½ small peeled and thickly sliced watermelon
- 2 thinly sliced radishes
- 1/2 cup sliced green onions
- 1/2 cup of Feta cheese
- sea salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste
Instructions
- Prepare the pickled onions and place them covered in the refrigerator until needed.
- Make the vinaigrette and briefly set it to the side.
- Preheat the grill to high heat, between 450° and 550°.
- prepare the watermelon, vegetables, and tomatoes.
- Add peeled watermelon slices to the grill and cook for 20-30 seconds per side or until grill marks have formed. Place in the refrigerator until chilled, about 20 to 30 minutes before serving.
- Coat the steak on all sides with olive oil, salt, and pepper and cook on a hot grill (450° to 550°) for 3 to 4 minutes on each side to reach a medium-rare internal temperature. Once cooked, remove from the heat and rest on a cutting board for 2 to 3 minutes before thinly slicing on a bias.
- In a large bowl or on a platter, combine the lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, watermelon, Feta cheese, radishes, pickled onions, and green onions. Place on steak slices, season the salad with salt and pepper, and serve alongside the balsamic vinaigrette.
Notes
Make-Ahead: If you keep all the ingredients separate, you can make this up to 1 day ahead.
How to Store: Cover the salad undressed in plastic wrap for up to 2 days. This recipe will not freeze well.
How to Reheat: While I never recommend reheating steak, I realize you may not be able to eat it all. If you are reheating, you can quickly add it to a hot grill for 2 minutes per side or in a large pan with about ½ cups of beef stock, covered in foil, and cooked in the oven at 400° for 8 to 10 minutes.
Reheating your steak will 100% cause it to increase in internal temperature, most likely past medium and into medium-well.
The ripest, most flavorful watermelon is round and has some yellow sunspots and brown webbing.
Goats' milk makes the most flavorful feta cheese; my favorite feta is Bulgarian if you can find it.
You can add or remove ingredients from this salad list to your liking.
Nutrition
Calories: 803kcalCarbohydrates: 79gProtein: 33gFat: 41gSaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 85mgSodium: 922mgPotassium: 1490mgFiber: 4gSugar: 64gVitamin A: 4627IUVitamin C: 80mgCalcium: 207mgIron: 5mg