This salad is great as a side dish or for a picnic. The sweet watermelon and strawberries combined with that salty feta cheese make it great for hot summer days. Enjoy as it is or with croutons. Easy to make and popular with both children and adults.
This salad is great with a glass of cold white wine, rosé or sparkling wine.
You need:
1 kg watermelon
300 g strawberries
75 g feta cheese
50 ml fresh mint leafs
1 teaspoon liquid honey
The juice and zest of half a lime
Freshly ground black pepper
Red onion
2 teaspoons of virgin olive oil
1/3 of a cucumber
How you make it:
First, make the dressing by adding the juice and zest of half of a lime, the olive oil and honey to a small bowl.
Peel and slice the onion and add it to the dressing and let sit at room temperature for 30 min to soften slightly.
Peel the watermelon and cut it into bitesize sices ad add it to a big bowl.
Cut the cucumber, feta cheese and strawberry into bitesize pieces and add them to the watermelon bowl.
Pour the dressing over the watermelon salad and add the mint and freshly ground pepper. Stir gently until combined.
Serve right away or let it sit in the fridge to cool before serving. If you wish to serve the salad with croutons, add them when serving to stop them from getting soggy.
