Here's a great recipe for a summer night....a nice, ripe watermelon, balled or cubed, and splashed with 1/4 cup of good, white balsamic vinegar and mixed well. That's it.
A lot of people will add some fresh spinach, mint and basil with feta cheese to make a meal, but to me just the watermelon and vinegar is fine on its own. You don't need the oven, you don't need the stovetop, just the ingredients and a place to cut your watermelon up!
Amazing how good quality balsamic vinegar makes things taste sweeter and not more bitter. And speaking of bitter, it's with no small pang of buttersweetness that I go back to work, after a week off from the winery. I got a lot done around the house, including adding some fireproof venting to the attic, painting the chicken mansion, picking berries (this is winding down now) and doing some office work.
Today I will be doing an off-site wine pouring on a train heading down the coast, which is stressful (because I've never done anything like this and want to do a good job) but also fun because, hey, wine on a train, right?
Wish me luck!
That sounds so fun as a passenger! I was on vacation last week, and my drink of choice was a watermelon gin and tonic. Sooooo good.
ReplyDeleteOh, that sounds reaaaaaally good! Right now all things watermelon sound appealing, especially a cocktail!
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