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Recipe Name: Watermelon Salad with French Feta Cheese and Wild Arugula and Lavender Honey
Recipe Chef: Tony Najiola
Type of Cuisine: California-Mediterranean
Food Category: Appetizer
Recipe Description: A summer salad featuring local watermelon and French-style feta cheese with an interesting infused honey technique.
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 tablespoon lavender buds
1/4 cup mild honey
1 ounce red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon minced shallot
3 ounces extra virgin olive oil
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
8 cups red and yellow (optional) watermelon, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes and drained
1/4 cup finely shaved red onion
1 bunch mature arugula, washed and dried (mint is nice also)
1 cup crumbled French-style feta cheese