Watermelon and Feta Salad
A fast and bright way to say farewell to summer days. Scrounge the mint tips from the dried-up plants out the back, drizzle a little verjuice or squeeze over fresh lime.
1/4 Watermelon (about 3/4 cups), cubed
100g Classic Greek Feta
1/4 cup olive oil
1-2 limes juiced or for less acid contrast use 2-3 tablespoons of verjuice
2 tablespoons of pumpkin seeds, toasted
A handful of fresh mint leaves, you could use dried mint
- Check over the watermelon for pips and remove them,
- Combine the olive oil and lime or verjuice. Toss very gently through the cubed watermelon and arrange on a platter. Chill.(If you have transferred to a storage container at this stage, make sure you capture the juices when your re-plate)
- Just before serving crumble over the feta, mint and pumpkin seeds
Makes: Enough for 4 as a side.
Notes: My favourite New Zealand Feta is from the Zany Zeus brand.
I always use the Greystone Verjuice (you can buy from their website), this also makes a lovely refreshing mocktail when made up like a cordial with sparkling water. If Greystone has sold out Sabato's range of Verjuice is worth looking into as they ship nationwide.
I prefer to use a "Light" Olive Oil here, the greenness of an EVO isn't what I am after. Sacrilege I suppose.