Watermelon & Feta Salad

Ingredients: 

  • 1 red onion, thinly sliced

  • 700g Watermelon

  • 1 cucumber

  • 20 pitted Kalamata olives, torn in half

  • 180g feta, crumbled

  • 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

  • 4 tsp red wine vinegar

  • mint leaves, finely shredded

  • ¼ tsp dried oregano

 

Method:

Put the sliced onion in a bowl of cold water and leave to soak while you prepare the remaining ingredients. Carve the watermelon lengthways into wedges, then cut away the skin and slice into 1½cm-thick pieces. Halve the cucumber lengthways and scoop out the seeds with a teaspoon, then slice into half-moons about ½cm thick.

Arrange the watermelon and cucumber on 4 plates, then scatter over the olives and feta. Drain the onion and add to the salad. Drizzle each plate with 1 tbsp oil and 1 tsp vinegar; season. Serve immediately, sprinkled with the mint and oregano.


Tip 

Soaking raw onion in cold water helps to tone down its pungency before it is added to a salad. 

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