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Watermelon Feta Salad Platter

Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Appetizer, Salad
Cuisine global vegetarian
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 medium watermelon roughly 1-1.5 kilos
  • 2 medium white onions or regular onions
  • 1 lemon
  • 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 150-200 grams feta cheese
  • 2-3 handfuls arugula or use basil or mint

Additional extras

  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 2 tsp chilli salt

Instructions
 

  • To prepare the watermelon feta salad platter, start by prepping the watermelon. Discard peel of the watermelon. Cut into thick slices, deseed and then cut into desired bite sized shapes.
  • Thinly slice the onions. Squeeze lemon juice over the sliced onions. Add 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil and 1/4 tsp salt and massage well using finger tips so that the onion slices are separated into thin rings or segments.
  • Cube or crumble the feta cheese.
  • Wash the arugula leaves well until free or mud / dirt. Dry in a salad spinner or on cotton towels.
  • Take a large platter, around 12” diameter.
  • Pile the cut watermelon, lemon marinated onions, arugula leaves and cubed feta. Set the extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar and chilli salt in small bowls.
  • Serve chilled.

Notes

Use a mix of melons like watermelon, cantaloupe, musk melon, sun melon for a more colourful platter.
Use basil, mint or any other fresh greens with a flavour punch instead of arugula.
Chilli infused honey also makes a good topping to provide in this salad platter.