Preparation Time : 10 minutes
Cooking Time : nil
Serving : 4 members
Description
Watermelon feta salad . A Greek origin dish which I first got to know through nigella lawsons show on the telly . Fell in love with the idea of using the water melon in a salad . Following her recipe I just spiked it up a bit with our desi ingredients and wolla it was heavenly with the freshness of the ingredients , crunchiness of the cucumber , saltiness of the feta and enhanced lemony zing . This salad is a perfect iced appetizer . Water melon was one fruit as a kid that I just got to mournfully flip through pages and had to wonder how it would taste as it was no where to be found in Coimbatore and surrounding areas . The vibrant red with black seeds sparkling in between with the white lining along with the green skin was a fantasy to me . At last one holiday I finally got to taste water melon that was sourced from Bombay in my grand mothers( dads mom ) place in Coimbatore . As we were a huge gang of people there , each one of us got one piece each . Loved the taste and wateriness of the fruit but the taste didn’t register in my mind and was a for gotten episode . Finally water melon was sold a lot in Coimbatore and at school in Ooty , we were served a triangular piece each during lunch on summer days . Got married of to tirunelveli and not a sign of any fresh fruits available in the local market except for apples , oranges and bananas . My parents used to send over fruits of the season through lorry service over to in – laws place . Gone are those days , now Nellai has platform fruit stalls , fruit shops and huge department stores filled with imported fruits and veggies . Good things come to those who are patient . Right !!! We Nellai people are enjoying the exciting transformation for the lost time.
Ingredients
Ingredients | Quantity |
|---|---|
| watermelon cubes deseeded | 250 grams |
| Cucumber cubes | 50 grams |
| light soy sauce | 1 teaspoon |
| spring onions | 1 stalk |
| black olives | 6 to 7 |
| feta cheese | 50 grams |
| Black salt | a pinch |
| Coriander leaves (chopped) | 1 teaspoon |
| Mint leaves | few |
| tomato | 1 chopped |
| pumpkin seeds | 2 teaspoons , ( or use any nuts of your choice ) |
| chaat masala | 1/4 teaspoon |
| olive oil | 2 teaspoon |
| oregano leaves | 2 pinch |
| lemon zest | a pincn |
| lemon juice | 1 teaspoon |
| sugar | 1 teaspoon |
Method
- Peel and cut water melon into cubes or chunks if you like. Add the cucumber and Season with soy sauce and black salt.
- Slice the spring onions thin. Chop the olives. Crumble the feta cheese.Cut the tomato .
- Toast the pumpkin seeds, sprinkle the chaat masala with sugar. Prepare a dressing by whisking together the olive oil, oregano, lemon juice and zest in a mixing bowl .
- Add olives, the spring onions, tomato , feta, with the dressing. Season to taste.
- Place the cubed watermelon and cucumber on the plate with the dressing . garnish with coriander leaves and mint leaves .
- Place in the refrigerator until needed to be served and serve chill .
