A fun way to present a summer classic, the melon and feta salad. Red onions, olives, mint and cucumber all bring their flavours. A wonderfully easy honey lemon vinaigrette and sumac finish this composed salad perfectly.
2mini or Persian cucumberscut into 1 inch lengths and trimmed on the sides if needed
1cup1 inch cubed Fetaapproximate
6-10radishescut into 1 inch cubes or thereabout
1/3 cupblack or kalamata olives
1/4red onioncut into thin rings
fresh mintchopped for garnish
flakey sea salt and coarse black pepper for finishing
1/2tspsumac for finishing
Honey Lemon Vinaigrette
1/2cupolive oil
3tbspfresh lemon juice
2-3tbsprunny honey
salt and pepper
Instructions
Honey Lemon Vinaigrette, made in advance
Whisk all the vinaigrette ingredients together. Taste and re-season as desired.
This can be stored in the fridge till needed. Bring to room temperature before using.
Salad
Arrange the melons, cucumbers, feta and radishes onto a platter.
Scatter the olives and red onions over everything.
Drizzle with the dressing. Finish with the mint and a sprinkling of flakey salt and coarse pepper. This can sit for a while before serving. If you are preparing this in advance, you may hold off on the mint and salt and pepper. Also, at the very end, sprinkle sumac over everything.
Leftovers can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge, it keeps quite well.