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Watermelon Feta Salad Platter

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Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Appetizer, Salad
Cuisine: global vegetarian
Ingredients Method Notes

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

Method
 

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Cube or crumble the feta cheese.
  4. Wash the arugula leaves well until free or mud / dirt. Dry in a salad spinner or on cotton towels.
  5. Take a large platter, around 12” diameter.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.