Watermelon Salad
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Watermelon Salad
Description
The Watermelon Salad features juicy watermelon chunks combined with finely sliced Spanish red onion and crumbled Danish feta, which adds a creamy and salty contrast. The accompanying dressing is prepared by whisking red wine vinegar, salt, pepper, and extra virgin olive oil with fresh chopped mint, providing a light acidity and herbal note to the salad.
Tossing the watermelon, onion, and feta with the dressing ensures even flavor distribution. Whole mint sprigs garnish the finished salad, enhancing its fresh aroma. The texture blends crisp watermelon with the creaminess of feta and the slight bite of onion, resulting in a balanced dish.
This salad works well as a light side dish, especially in warm weather, and it highlights the freshness of watermelon paired with complementary savory ingredients and a bright dressing.
Ingredients
- 1 kg / 2 lbs watermelon
- 1 onion finely sliced, small, Spanish red
- 3 tbsp red wine vinegar
- salt
- black pepper
- 5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 1/2 tbs mint roughly chopped, fresh
- 75 g / 3 oz feta cheese crumbled into medium size pieces, Danish
- mint to garnish, whole sprigs
Instructions
- Cut the flesh from the melon and cut into bite size pieces, removing and discarding the seeds, and set aside. Peel and halve the onion, and thinly slice.
- In a small bowl, combine the vinegar, salt, pepper, and whisk until salt is dissolved. Slowly whisk in the olive oil, a few drops at a time. Add in the chopped mint, taste, and adjust seasonings.
- In a large bowl, combine the melon, onion, and feta. Pour the dressing over the melon mixture and toss gently until everything is coated and evenly mixed. Garnish with mint sprigs.
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Overall Rating
5
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