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The Windy City Watermelon
Salad
You’re in Chicago,
the Nutty Italian’s favorite city, and you find yourself accompanied
by a lovely lady named Ella on a vintage romantic horse drawn carriage
ride. It’s a perfect summer day and the coachman pulls up to a
quaint bistro where you are seated outside under an ivy vine draped
wrought iron canopy. The waiter, sharply tailored with a fine linen
napkin over his arm, pulls out a chair for the lovely lady and when
seated, hands you your brunch menus. As you look them over, you listen
to today’s specials, but something on the menu attracts your attention
and the daily specials quickly fade away. Why, it’s the perfect
brunch salad, you think to yourself, called, “The Windy City Watermelon
Salad.” Even the name sounds perfectly refreshing for a summer
brunch meal and you immediately place an order for two. Ella, of course,
is delighted and as the waiter departs to fetch your drinks, you both
read the description together…
“A uniquely
refreshing salad that will give you endless moments of happiness with
generous chunks of ripe red seedless watermelon, soft creamy feta cheese,
crisp cilantro, Romaine and mixed field greens, thinly sliced sweet
red onion, copious amounts of fresh ground black pepper, lightly dashed
with natural sea salt and sprinkled with sautéed pine nuts all
delicately mixed together, drizzled with extra virgin olive oil and
laced with tart red wine vinegar.”
There you have it!
Like a summer breeze gently caressing the lapping waves of the lake
behind you, this wonderful Chi-Town dish.
Special thanks to
Stephanie Tagg for her recipe and magic moments.
“Every
heart sings a song, incomplete until another heart whispers back.
Those who wish to sing always find a song.
At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.”
- Plato
