Watermelon Salad with Feta and Fresh Mint

Woo Hoo, it’s watermelon season again! I swear we must go through at least one a week through the summer, my husband loves it, but I must admit that as much as we love it after a while it does start to get a bit boring. I’m always trying to come up with a new twist to make it a bit more interesting and this is an easy one. Watermelon Salad with Feta and Fresh Mint is a great combination. The saltiness of the feta adds a touch of savory to the sweetness of the melon and the mint gives it such a bright freshness. They are a perfect compliment to the melon.

This recipe calls for Balsamic Syrup and being the cooking show obsessed person that I am I have watched many a TV cook pour a whole bottle of balsamic vinegar into a sauce pan and spend 30-45 minutes waiting for it to reduce into a thick syrup. Now, I don’t know about you but that is just way too much effort for me to go through when you can buy the stuff at the grocery store. I know it seems expensive, but a little bit of this syrup goes a long way. You can use it for all kinds of things and it will last for up to a year in the cabinet.  I use it on my Caprese Salad. I put it on grilled corn on the cob with some fresh herbs. I have even used it as a glaze on grilled chicken. So, if you don’t have any I recommend that you pick some up the next time your at the store.