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How to Make a Watermelon Salad with Cotija and Serrano Chiles



Test cook Lan Lam and host Bridget Lancaster show you how to make an easy watermelon salad.

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48 Comments

  2. Patricia Garrett

    Wonderful, as a watermelon lover, I'm sure I will find the ingredients to enjoy this magnificent upgrade. 💯 ❣️

  9. Paul Henz

    You could substitute Follow Your Heart vegan feta for the cotiija to make it 100% vegan. Looks amazing!

  14. Chris Andersen

    Love it, and Lan is one of my faves, and I could not click fast enough. Love Bridget too. Great team. This salad sounds wonderful.

  16. John Lord

    Time for Americans to start using their watermelon rinds. Peel off the skin, segment and slice away the red from the green rind, and also put rind portions into the watermelon salad (!). The rind potentially has more healthy and nutritious minerals, amino acids, especially citrulline, and should start being eaten and used from now on. Leave nothing to waste – no wonder the pigs eating the watermelon scraps are so healthy and fit !!!

  26. hector roberto contreras miranda

    co – tea – HA is the cheese

    cotiya (actually cotilla) in Spanish is a rarely used word for the nosy person that likes to gossip

    thanks for the recipe Lan, i can almost taste it! the sweet watermelon with the salty cotija and is orange spicy rind plus the serrano
    amazing

  27. Stephane SLec

    I like everyone at ATK and Lan is without a doubt my favorite, she is graceful and elegant. She always share great ideas, I appreciate and I am grateful for her contribution. Thanks a Bunch!

  28. Nancy Drew

    No a fan of this combo way to oniony the cilantro over powers it too .
    Next time Im going to try basil or Mint .
    Can you grill the melon as wonder if grilled Halloumi would good on the grilled watermelon steak ??

  29. Mona Zaki

    Lam is such a talented cook! What an addition to the team! I love her beef recipe with Hunger Pangs!

  32. Flyby Airplane

    ATK,,,Hello, LAN,, I have to try this most unique idea, it surly looks fabulous & tasty,, THANKS,,,,,,🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

  35. Larry Faulkner

    I love it when you feature Lan. The way she cooks and explains each step makes you feel like she's a true expert. And she does it in a friendly, approachable way. Thank you!

  38. Wastrel Way

    Yikes! Always wash your hands well after you handle hot chili peppers like Serranos, Jalepenos, Poblanos, Anchos… take it from me. I forgot once and I will never forget again. I hope. I wish that they had mentioned that.

  40. Tee Bryson

    This dish was really quite good. Had to drain a good amount of the dressing off before serving and so the toppings would stick instead of float in the marinade, but otherwise I would thoroughly recommend to anyone. Will definitely be a part of our summer rotation

  43. JK Hegarty

    In my watermelon 🍉 salad I first soak red onions 🌰 (in cold water approx 10 minutes) to rid the sharp taste. I use chopped mint, crumbled Feta Cheese, & balsamic glaze as a dressing. The sweet of the watermelon, the salty of the feta, the tang of the onions & the brightness of the Chopped mint 😋 brings it all together. It's refreshing on a summer's ☀️ day.

  44. Mari Maynard

    I watched this video the other day and immediately went to store to get all ingredients…as it is August, watermelon was plentiful. I made the salad for dinner. We loved it. The next day, my husband asked it we could have it again for dinner (side dish).

  47. Matthew Grawcock

    I'm so excited because we planted serranos instead of jalapeños this year and have a thousand peppers and this a fun way to use them

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