
HG Recipes
Melon and Feta Tetris Salad
Recipe by The Lemon Apron
Yields 6
Ingredients
- 2 cups 1 inch cubed watermelon
- 1/4 medium cantaloupe 1 inch cubed
- 1/4 medium honeydew melon 1 inch cubed
- 2 mini or Persian cucumbers cut into 1 inch lengths and trimmed on the sides if needed
- 1 cup 1 inch cubed Feta approximate
- 6-10 radishes cut into 1 inch cubes or thereabout
- 1/3 cup black or kalamata olives
- 1/4 red onion cut into thin rings
- fresh mint chopped for garnish
- flakey sea salt and coarse black pepper for finishing
- 1/2 tsp sumac for finishing
Honey Lemon Vinaigrette
1/2 cup olive oil
3 tbsp fresh lemon juice
2-3 tbsp runny honey
salt and pepper
Instructions
Honey Lemon Vinaigrette, made in advance
Whisk all the vinaigrette ingredients together. Taste and re-season as desired.
This can be stored in the fridge till needed. Bring to room temperature before using.
Salad
- Arrange the melons, cucumbers, feta and radishes onto a platter.
- Scatter the olives and red onions over everything.
- Drizzle with the dressing. Finish with the mint and a sprinkling of flakey salt and coarse pepper. This can sit for a while before serving. If you are preparing this in advance, you may hold off on the mint and salt and pepper. Also, at the very end, sprinkle sumac over everything.
- Leftovers can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge, it keeps quite well.