heather_in_sf
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but we didn't have black olives so I used diced avocado instead, and added some cucumber. It was really nice with our fried chicken and mashed potato and milk gravy dinner. At least something we served was healthy! LOL I've put our measurements in brackets for US measures.
REC: Watermelon, Feta and Black Olive Salad
Nigella Lawson
1 1/2 kg. watermelon (2 cups diced watermelon - large dice)
250 g feta cheese (4 oz feta, crumbled large)
Bunch of mint, chopped
Bunch of flat leaf parsley, separated from stems
1 small red onion, halved then sliced thin
2-4 limes, juiced
3-4 Tbl olive oil
100 g black olives (1 avocado, diced - large dice)
(3" of peeled cucumber, diced large)
Black pepper
Marinate onion slices in lime juice until they turn pink and the juice is colored pink - ~ 10 min. Cut up watermelon in a large dice, removing seeds. In a large bowl combine watermelon, feta, mint, parsley, olives (or avocado and optional cucumber). Pour in marinated onions and their juice, toss gently and add olive oil and black pepper - generous grinds. Add more lime if more piquantness (is that a word?) is desired.
Nigela serves as is but I piled it up on a big lettuce leaf, the above proportions served 3 generously.
So refreshing in the summer! It would make a nice luncheon salad on its own.
Hope you give it a try, it's certainly different and something I would have never put together on my own but now, it's my new favorite summer salad.
REC: Watermelon, Feta and Black Olive Salad
Nigella Lawson
1 1/2 kg. watermelon (2 cups diced watermelon - large dice)
250 g feta cheese (4 oz feta, crumbled large)
Bunch of mint, chopped
Bunch of flat leaf parsley, separated from stems
1 small red onion, halved then sliced thin
2-4 limes, juiced
3-4 Tbl olive oil
100 g black olives (1 avocado, diced - large dice)
(3" of peeled cucumber, diced large)
Black pepper
Marinate onion slices in lime juice until they turn pink and the juice is colored pink - ~ 10 min. Cut up watermelon in a large dice, removing seeds. In a large bowl combine watermelon, feta, mint, parsley, olives (or avocado and optional cucumber). Pour in marinated onions and their juice, toss gently and add olive oil and black pepper - generous grinds. Add more lime if more piquantness (is that a word?) is desired.
Nigela serves as is but I piled it up on a big lettuce leaf, the above proportions served 3 generously.
So refreshing in the summer! It would make a nice luncheon salad on its own.
Hope you give it a try, it's certainly different and something I would have never put together on my own but now, it's my new favorite summer salad.