
- 1 Red onion
- 1 Lime
- ½ watermelon
- 1 ridge cucumber
- 40g honey
- 150g Kasseri sheep & goat's cheese
- A handful of mint
- Sea salt + black pepper
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1.
Peel and finely slice the red onion. Pop it into a large salad bowl. Squueze ovver the juice form half the lime. Add a pinch of salt and scrunch together with your ahdns for 1 min. Set aside to lightly pickle.
- 2.
While the red onion pickles, slice the watermelon into wedges and brush each side with a little olive oil. Place a griddle pan on a high heat. Add the watermelon and griddle for 3 mins on each side till lightly charred and grill marks have formed. Grill in batches, if needed.
- 3.
Transfer the griddled watermelon to a chopping board and let it cool. When it's cool enough to handle, slice off the rind and roughly chop the watermelon into bite-sized chunks. Add these to the salad bowl with the red onion.
- 4.
Peel the cucumber (the peel can be bitter), then slice in half lengthways. Use a spoon to scoop out the seeds, then slice into half moons. Add these to the salad bowl.
- 5.
In a small bowl, whisk together the juice from the remaining half lime with the honey and 2 tbsp olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.
- 6.
Reduce Food Waste ^ Cover any leftover watermelon in the fridge for up 4 days. It's delicious finely diced into salsas or blitzed into a smoothie. You can even pickle the rind for a gut-boosting relish to serve alongside cheese.
- 7.
Pick the mint leaves off their woody stalks and roughly chop. Add these to the salad bowl. Pour over the dressing and toss well to mix.
- 8.
Divide between 2 plates. Crumble over the Kasseri cheese. Serve immediately.