Seeds!

When I was a little girl, I hated foods that had edible seeds. Absent from my diet were cucumbers, pickles, tomatoes, and watermelon. I had a really weird relationship with watermelon in that I didn't like the sweet, pinker pieces, but preferred the translucent "pink" (if you can call it that) pieces that were near the rind. I'm pretty sure they were 148% water and held absolutely zero nutritional value. I've since come around and want to share a salad I've discovered I love, and it contains watermelon!

This lunch is inspired by a salad I had a few weeks ago at Le Pain Quotidien while visiting a friend in New York. Their version was highlighted by grilled peaches, but ain't nobody got time for that! (In the words of Sweet Brown).

In my salad I included: baby spinach, green bell peppers, cucumbers (seed food número uno), watermelon (seed food número dos), feta cheese, almonds and balsamic dressing. Super easy to assemble, and the combination of the salty feta cheese with the sweet, refreshing watermelon is a winner!