Salad Days: Watermelon Salad is Back on the Menu in Yakima

Watermelon salad is back, but I've only found two restaurants in Yakima that serve the sweet and tangy summer dish: Gasperetti's on North First Street and Creekside West at 40th and Washington offer very different takes on my favorite fruit in salad, watermelon.

Gasperetti's Watermelon Salad Recipe:

5 large Watermelon Chunks

Slices of red onion

Feta Cheese

Kalamata Olives and Green Grapes (Optional)

Topped with a Balsamic Glaze

Creekside Wapato Watermelon Salad:

8 small chunks of Watermelon on a bed of spring greens

Slices of red onion

Small beets

Feta Cheese

Mixed with a light dressing