Watermelon, Feta and Black Olive Salad
Christine Johnson
A refreshing summer salad.
ingredients
- 1 red onion, halved and sliced into thin half-moons
- Juice of 2 limes, plus more to taste
- 3 1/2 pounds sweet, ripe watermelon, cut from rind and seeded
- 9 ounces feta cheese
- 1 bunch fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1 small bunch fresh mint, chopped
- 3 to 4 tbsps. extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/2 cup pitted black olives (preferably Kalamata)
- Freshly ground black pepper
directions
Place onion in a small bowl. Add lime juice and allow to steep.Cut watermelon in approximately 1 3/4 inch triangular pieces (1/4-inch thick). Cut feta into similarly sized pieces and place in a large, wide, shallow bowl with watermelon. Tear off parsley leaves and add to bowl along with chopped mint.Add onions, along with juices, to salad bowl. Add oil and olives; using your hands, toss salad very gently so that feta and melon chucks don`t lose their shape. Add a good grinding of black pepper, and add lime juice to taste.
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