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Watermelon, Mint & Feta Salad

  • Time
  • cook time 15 minutes
  • Serve Serves 4

This is the ultimate salad for a hot day - salty feta and olives balance perfectly with the refreshing watermelon and mint. Toasted pumpkin seeds add a tasty crunch sprinkled on top of this salad too, if you like.

Recipe courtesy of ilovefruitandvegfromeurope.com
  • 1 watermelon, about 2 kilos
  • 200g feta, cut into small thick slices
  • 20g fresh mint leaves
  • 50g rocket leaves
  • 20 - 30 black pitted olives
  • 3 baby cucumbers or ¼ standard cucumber, sliced fairly thinly
  • 1 medium small red onion, cut into very thin slices
  • Olive oil, and lemon juice/balsamic vinegar, to taste

Peel the watermelon of its green peel and white layer as well. Slice the pink flesh into chunks or triangles. Arrange the watermelon pieces and feta onto a large platter and scatter with the mint, rocket, olives, cucumber slices and red onion.

Chill, and dress with olive oil and lemon or vinegar to taste.

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Ingredients

  • 1 watermelon, about 2 kilos
  • 200g feta, cut into small thick slices
  • 20g fresh mint leaves
  • 50g rocket leaves
  • 20 - 30 black pitted olives
  • 3 baby cucumbers or ¼ standard cucumber, sliced fairly thinly
  • 1 medium small red onion, cut into very thin slices
  • Olive oil, and lemon juice/balsamic vinegar, to taste

Method

Peel the watermelon of its green peel and white layer as well. Slice the pink flesh into chunks or triangles. Arrange the watermelon pieces and feta onto a large platter and scatter with the mint, rocket, olives, cucumber slices and red onion.

Chill, and dress with olive oil and lemon or vinegar to taste.

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