Watermelon and Feta Salad
So fresh and so simple! Substitute the garlic powder for crushed garlic if you wish, and feel free to omit the chilli.
Servings: 2 generously
Ingredients
- 200 g watermelon without rind and chopped into cubes
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil plus more for cooking
- ½ tsp chilli flakes
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp dried rosemary or herbes de Provence
- 125 g feta cut into cubes
- A couple of heaped handfuls of salad leaves
- ¼-½ lemon
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Tip the cubed watermelon into a mixing bowl. Add the olive oil, chilli flakes, garlic powder, dried rosemary, and some salt and pepper and mix to combine.
- Heat another splash of oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Once hot, add the marinated watermelon. Its juices will sizzle on impact. Toss it all in the hot pan and leave to warm through until juicy and meaty.
- Meanwhile, mix the feta cubes in the remaining marinade in the mixing bowl.
- Once the watermelon has been cooking for around 5 minutes, tip it into the bowl with the feta to cool slightly.
- Put the salad leaves in a salad bowl and drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice, then season a little with salt and pepper.
- Add the watermelon and feta to the salad, toss gently to combine and serve, maybe drizzling with an extra squeeze of lemon juice first.