Cool water melon salad
The pretty cool summer salad, which you can serve with a simple quiche or any baked protein- breaded chicken for example. You can change the salad as you wish- it is a recipe from a wonderful book called Milk Street Tuesday nights. they have no allergy-friendly but they have some great ideas, and it gives me the opportunity to play with the dishes and make them allergy-friendly.
Method
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Step 1
Leave the cut water melon and cucumber with 1 tsp of good sea salt in a colander to draw out the water. Do not skip this step. Once done set aside in the fridge.
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Step 2
Slice the red onion finely and add to ta glass with the marinade; 2 tbsp of Olive oil, lemon juice, cayenne pepper and sunak. Leave to marinate for 15 minutes.
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Step 3
Mix the ruccola and iceberg in your serving bowl. Add the water melon and cucumber. Mix with the onion- decide how much of the marinade to add. I do not like much. Top with the feta cheese and the pistacios. Serve cold.
Good to know
You could add fresh green peas or little slices of fresh asparagus. I do not generally like to add more ingredients to a salad, but it really depends what you serve it with. I keep a glass of the onion marinated in my fridge over the summer- I will therefore make a portion of a full onion. I like to add it on a white gluten - free pizza, serve with. a grilled chicken breast or chicken kebobs. It is a really good condiment.
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