Watermelon-Goat Cheese Bites with Lime Dressing by Millie Peartree
3
Points®
Total time: 15 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 0 min • Serves: 6 • Difficulty: Easy
Here’s a super-easy, super-tasty appetizer to serve at your next warm-weather gathering. If you can find seedless yellow watermelon, swap it for traditional watermelon, or use a little of both for a pretty presentation.
Ingredients
Soft goat cheese
4 oz, at room temperature
Fat free skim milk
2 Tbsp
Fresh basil
2 Tbsp, finely chopped (plus more for garnish)
Fresh mint leaves
1 Tbsp, finely chopped
Lime
½ medium, zested and juiced (about ½ tsp zest and 1½ tsp juice)
Black pepper
¼ tsp, freshly ground
Extra virgin olive oil
1 Tbsp
Honey
½ tsp
Kosher salt
1 pinch(es)
Watermelon
3 pound(s), about half a seedless melon
Baby arugula
6 cup(s), optional
Instructions
1
In a medium bowl, combine goat cheese and milk with a fork until creamy. Fold in basil, mint, lime zest, and black pepper; cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
2
In a small bowl, whisk oil, lime juice, honey, and salt; set aside.
3
Cut rind off watermelon; cut watermelon flesh into twenty-four 1-inch squares (about ½-inch- thick).
4
Place watermelon squares on a serving platter; spoon or pipe about 1 tsp whipped cheese on each piece. Drizzle dressing over top; garnish with additional chopped basil and serve immediately. (For a larger salad, plate each serving over 1 cup of arugula.)
5
Serving size: 4 watermelon bites and 1 tsp dressing (and 1 cup optional arugula)
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