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Watermelon, Feta & Mint Salad

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Watermelon, Feta & Mint Salad

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: none

Serves: 6

 

Ingredients

450g/1lb ripe watermelon

half a cucumber, washed

1 head ‘crispy’ or ‘curly’ lettuce, washed

1 (200g) pack feta cheese, sliced

45ml/3tbsp chopped fresh mint

Dressing:

juice of 1/2 lemon

60ml/4tbsp olive oil

15ml/1tbsp clear honey

salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method

  1. Cut the watermelon into big wedges, then cut the flesh away from the skin. Slice the flesh into bite sized pieces.
  2. Cut the cucumber in half then half lengthways too. Use a potato peeler to slice ribbons off the cucumber.
  3. Arrange the lettuce leaves in a large bowl, top with the watermelon, cucumber, feta and mint.
  4. Finally place all the dressing ingredients together in a small bowl and whisk together with a fork. Season to taste. Drizzle the dressing over the salad and serve.

 

Nutritional Analysis (per portion)

191 calories

6.3g protein

14.5g of fat (of which 5.3g is saturated fat)

9.5g carbohydrate

0.6g fibre

0.90g salt