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Watermelon and feta salad

One cannot think of summer in Greece without watermelon. Most restaurants will serve you a few slices after your meal. In Greece, they grow red and yellow varieties in all sorts of shapes and sizes. This salad brings together the three Greek cooking elements of sweet, salt and sour.

Watermelon and feta salad

Credit: Tammi Kwok

  • serves

    4

  • prep

    20 minutes

  • difficulty

    Easy

serves

4

people

preparation

20

minutes

difficulty

Easy

level

Ingredients

  • 1 kg fresh watermelon, without seeds, chopped
  • 300 g Greek feta, crumbled
  • ¼ cup fresh mint, leaves picked
Dressing
  • 5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • sea salt
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • ½ lemon, zested
The following recipe has been tested and edited by SBS Food and may differ slightly from the podcast.

Instructions

  1. Arrange the watermelon on a serving platter. Scatter the feta atop each slice of watermelon, followed by the mint.
  2. Place all the ingredients for the salad dressing in a small bowl and mix well. Pour the dressing over the salad to serve.


Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.


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Published 21 November 2022 10:19pm
By Maria Benardis
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