Feta and pickled melon salad with a honey chilli and sesame dressing

A refreshing salad combining feta and fresh, tangy pickled watermelon with fresh radish, honey chilli dressing and sesame seeds
05.09.2023
  • Serves 10

Ingredients

For the pickled watermelon

  • Casa de Mare white wine vinegar 100ml
  • Everyday Favourites whole black peppercorn 1g
  • Tate & Lyle caster sugar 80g
  • World of Spice white mustard seeds 3g
  • Fresh bay leaves (chilled) 1g
  • Watermelon (chilled) Half a watermelon

For the salad

  • Kalos feta cheese (chilled) 1kg
  • Olives Et Al. Kilamata pitted olives 120g
  • Basil (green, chilled) 15g
  • Cucumber (chilled) 35-40mm
  • Fancy leaf little gem lettuce (chilled) 1 lettuce
  • Fancy Leaf wild roquette baby leaf rocket salad (chilled) 200g
  • Mint (chilled) 15g
  • Parsley (flat, chilled) 30g
  • Radish (chilled) 200g

For the dressing

  • Everyday Favourites sesame seeds 25g
  • La Española pure olive oil 180ml
  • Lime (loose) 2 limes
  • Red chillies (chilled) 10g
  • Hilltop Blossom honey 60g
  • Everyday Favourites whole black peppercorn 0.5g
  • Casa de Mare sea salt 3g

Method

To prepare the pickled watermelon:
  1. Dice the watermelon into 1cm squares to prepare
  2. Place all of the other ingredients into a pan and add 200ml of water. Bring this to the boil and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
  3. Add the watermelon and remove from the heat. Allow it to cool and steep overnight.
  To make the dressing:
  1. Toast the sesame seeds until golden and leave to cool.
  2. In a bowl, add the olive oil and then the zest and juice from 2 limes. Dice the red chilli, and add this along with the honey, black pepper and sea salt together. Whisk the ingredients and then set the dressing aside until required.
  To prepare the salad:
  1. Wash and remove the leaves from the baby gem lettuce.
  2. Wash and chop the herbs, and slice the cucumber and either slice or quarter the radish.
  3. Place the salad leaves into a bowl and add the chopped herbs, and sliced cucumber.
  4. Crumble the feta over the top and add the picked watermelon.
  5. Drizzle over the dressing and toss the salad.
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