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Refreshing watermelon salad
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5 from 1 vote

Refreshing Watermelon Salad

Try this easy, sweet and refreshing watermeon salad with quinoa. Perfrect for your Summer entertaining.
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time30 mins
Total Time40 mins
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Keyword: entertaining, salad, summer salad, watermelon
Servings: 8
Author: Marie Muccio

Ingredients

  • 1 cup quinoa
  • 3 cups watermelon cubed (plus a few extra cubes set aside)
  • 6 radishes thinly sliced (set aside a few slices)
  • 1 small bunch fresh mint leaves picked and chopped thinly (reserve some smaller leaves for garnish)
  • 300 g Greek fetta cheese
  • 3 tbs extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tbs red wine vinegar
  • 2 tbs slithered almonds

Instructions

To cook the quinoa

  • Place quinoa in a colander and rince under cold water.
    Place the quinoa in a small saucepan with 2 cups of water and 1 teaspoon of salt and bring to a simmer on low-medium heat. When it starts to simmer, reduce heat to low, put the lid on and cook for 15 minutes without stirring.
    Remove from heat, leave the lid on and set aside for a further 15 minutes. This allows the quinoa to soak up any remaining water and it will continue to gently cook in this time.
    Lastly remove the lid and fluff up the quinoa with a fork. Transfer to a bowl and allow to cool.

To assemble the salad

  • Add the cooled quinoa to a large bowl along with the watermelon, radishes, mint and crumble in half the feta.
  • Drizzle over the olive oil and vinegar. Season with pepper and using clean hands, gently toss together being sure not to squash the watermelon.
  • Top with the extra watermelon and radishes. Crumble over the remaining feta, sprinkle over the almonds and garnish with the reserved mint leaves.

Notes

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Notes
*Due to the high water content in the watermelon the salad is best made and served on the same day.
*You can prepare the quinoa 1-2 days ahead of time and store in an air tight container.
*There is no need to add salt to the salad as the feta provides the saltiness. Also by adding salt it will draw out the water in the watermelon and can result in a watery salad. If needed you can add salt just before serving.