Salad with Watermelon, Feta, Sundried Tomatoes & Spinach
An adaptation of the Nigella classic - Watermelon is the hero of this salad with Feta, Sundried Tomatoes, Red Onion on a bed of Baby Spinach with Sunflowers Seeds for crunch sprinkled on top. Enjoy!
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 Kg Watermelon
- 500 gram Feta cheese best you can find!
- 400 gram Sundried Tomatoes
- 1 Red Onion
- 1 Carrot
- 1 Celery Stick
- Bunch of Parsley
- Big bunch of Fresh Mint
- 500 grams of Baby Spinach - or Mixed leaves with of Spinach Swiss Chard, Beet Root leaves etc
- 50 grams Sunflower Seeds
- 1 teaspoon Apple Cider Vinegar
- 1 Lemon cut into 2 halves
- 3 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- Salt Pepper to taste
Instructions
Prepare
- In a bowl mix apple cider vinegar, 1/2 lemon with salt and pepper and Olive Oil
- Chop the Red Onion into thin half circles
- Put the Onion in bowl, and mix so the Onion gets married to the Vinegar & Olive Oil
- Grate the Carrot, and chop Celery into small pieces
- Chop the Sundried Tomatoes into small pieces too
- Roughly chop the Mint and Parsley
- Take all the above and place on top of your Onion, Vinegar & Olive Oil mix. DON'T mix it all together yet! :)
Assembly, Watermelon, Feta & Crunch Step
- Chop the Water melon into smallish bite size pieces - taking out as many seeds as you can.
- Cut the Feta Cheese into similar size bits.
- NOW you can mix all your other ingredients together and spoon over a bed of Spinach in a serving bowl.
- Place Watermelon and Feta on top.
- Squeeze juice of 1/2 Lemon for freshness.
- Finish with a sprinkling of Sunflower Seeds and a Mint sprig for extra flourish.
- EAT! Enjoy!
Notes
Sunflower Seeds are optional of course, and your taste if what guides you. This Salad is great on its own, but also with a grilled fish or chicken. The coolness of the Watermelon will bring down any spice that you may have marinated your BBQ meats or fish in too. Experiment & Enjoy!
Adapted from Nigella Forever Summer