Erin Gleeson designed this beautiful watermelon salad after tasting one that was so good, she decided to go home and put her own twist on it. We love the addition of harissa (a red chili paste often used in Middle Eastern cuisine). If you have any Middle Eastern family members, they’ll enjoy the extra kick in this dish–it’s also a nice way to introduce flavors to your family from a culture with which you’re less familiar. (Find another Middle Eastern-influenced dish here.)

When shopping for ingredients at a great local market (read more from Erin’s original post here), she took home one of those yellow Brandywine tomatoes from the store and had to include it! This salad pairs nicely with a simple summer Shabbat meal made on the grill. Here’s an idea for Halloumi Grill Wraps to keep it vegetarian.