Weekly Nosh - Summer Fruit and Vegetable Caprese with Avocado Mountain

Serves 5-6 as a light nosh or 2-3 as a main course

This dish is a great dish to make in the summer and is a cooling and super sexy salad. Getting fresh good produce is the key in this dish. Any one ingredient being sup par will throw off the balance of the dish.

Ingredients:

Salad:

¼ large watermelon

1 large English cucomber

3-4  ripe avocados

3 large heirloom tomatoes ( Green Zebra, Brandywine are my favorite but any will do).

1 cup crumbled pecorino romano

Dressing: Processed until smooth

½ cup balsamic vinegar

½ cup olive oil

¼ cup craisins

2 tbsp sugar

Instructions:

Cut your tomatoes into slices about ¼ inch thick. Your watermelon should be about have the thickness of your tomatoes and can be cut into squares or circles. Due to the shape of a cucumber I cut mine into thin rectangles, this gave a good counterpoint to the other fruits and vegetables.

Cut your avocados in half removing the pit and cut into 4 or 5 slices. To arrange the salad, alternate watermelon, cuke and tomatoes like you would in a standard caprece leaving room for your avocado mountain in the middle.

Arrange your avocado in the middle of the salad getting as much height as you can. Drizzle with raspberry balsamic and your crumbled Romano. Serve and nosh.