Refreshing, light, savory, and sweet - the perfect summer salad!
Ingredients
- 1 cup watermelon cubes or balls
- 1 cup cantaloupe cubes or balls
- 1 cup sliced cucumber
- 1/4 cup black olives, pitted and sliced
- 6 ounces sheep milk feta, crumbled
- Extra virgin olive oil, to taste
- Champagne vinegar or lemon juice, to taste
- 1 shallot, thinly sliced, macerated* in vinegar with a pinch of salt
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- Mint leaves, to taste
*Maceration is the process of preparing foods through the softening or breaking into pieces using a liquid.
Method
Macerate sliced shallot while prepping the rest of the salad. Combine watermelon and cantaloupe cubes, olives, sliced cucumber, and the macerated shallots in a large bowl. Drizzle with olive oil and champagne vinegar.
Season with salt and pepper.
Toss salad, then add feta on top. Garnish with mint leaves.
