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Summer's popular salad

Print | Comments () Posted by Sheryl Julian August 1, 2008 02:23 PM

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A salad of watermelon, feta, and olives is all over the place this summer. Sometimes it's mixed with tomatoes or served on a bed of arugula. The one above is from the food blog smittenkitchen.com.

Here is Saveur magazine's version.

Watermelon, feta, and olive salad
Serves 4

1 bunch arugula, stems removed
1 cup loosely packed flat-leaf parsley leaves
1 cup loosely packed mint leaves
1 piece (2 pounds) seedless watermelon, rind removed, cut into 1-inch cubes
20 pitted kalamata olives, halved
1 hot chili pepper, seeded and cut into matchsticks
1/4 small red onion, thinly sliced and soaked in ice water for 30 minutes
4 ounces imported feta cheese, crumbled
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 limes, halved
Salt and pepper, to taste

1. In a large bowl, toss together the arugula, parsley, and mint. Arrange the greens on each of 4 salad plates.
2. In another bowl, toss the watermelon, olives, jalapeno, and onion. Spoon the mixture, with the juices, on the greens. Add feta and sprinkle with olive oil. Squeeze 1/2 lime over each salad, and add salt and pepper. Adapted from Saveur

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