Stuck on Summer Simple – Watermelon, Tomato, Basil & Feta Salad

I’m simply stuck on simple. No other words for it.

This past weekend I was on a mission for short preparation and refreshing results. Maybe it’s because my weekend consisted of six (yes, 6) water polo games and a swim meet. Guess you could say I’m water logged.

Oh, and genius me, decided to join the book club with the gals studying Jen Hatmaker’s book, 7. Her first chapter is about food. In her actual “experiment”, she decided on only seven foods to nourish her body (and soul) for an entire month. Our book club is covering her seven areas of excess (food, clothing, media, spending, possessions, waste, & stress) at the rate of one per week. I decided that choosing seven foods for a week wouldn’t be that tough for me. Instead, I decided to GIVE UP seven things for this week. One of those things was Eating Out. Now I don’t know about you, but a 6 water polo game 1 swim meet kind of weekend screams CHIIIIIIIIIPOTLE. But no, my brilliant book club experiment had me planning and preparing meals as I was dashing out the door with towels and tents and lego bins in tow. My little brood is just lucky they didn’t end up with sunscreen in place of sour cream on this weekend’s consumables.

So amidst all the water sport chaos, I did manage to pull off a very simple salad that I think is worth sharing. I had half of a small water melon left that I needed to finish off. I cut it into bite-sized cubes and then tossed with some halved cherry tomatoes. I dressed that watermelon tomato mixture with a little dressing made out of simple olive oil and red wine vinegar. I lined a platter with chopped romaine and then mounded the tomato-watermelon mixture on top. I finished things off with feta cheese, slivered almonds, and fresh chopped basil. So easy.

Hope you all had a relaxing weekend. Next week on my 7 agenda is clothing. Fortunately, we’ll be leaving on vacation. Let’s just say that 7 articles of clothing is going to make the packing very light!

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