Watermelon, feta, herb and peanut salad with hot and sour dressing

Watermelon, feta, herb and peanut salad with hot and sour dressing
  • Serves icon Serves 4-6
  • Time icon Hands-on time 30 min

Sweet thirst-quenching watermelon meets salty feta in this centrepiece salad – perfect for a dinner party.

Struggling for time? Our summery watermelon and feta salad only takes 10 minutes to make.

Nutrition: For 6

Calories
252kcals
Fat
17.2g (6.2g saturated)
Protein
8g
Carbohydrates
15.9g (15.3g sugars)
Fibre
1.1g
Salt
1g
Calories
252kcals
Fat
17.2g (6.2g saturated)
Protein
8g
Carbohydrates
15.9g (15.3g sugars)
Fibre
1.1g
Salt
1g

Ingredients

For the salad

  • 1 small watermelon, chopped into thin slices
  • 1 large cucumber, halved lengthways, deseeded and sliced diagonally into half moons
  • 200g feta, crumbled
  • Small bunch fresh mint, leaves picked and roughly chopped
  • Small bunch fresh coriander, leaves picked and roughly chopped
  • Small bunch fresh basil, leaves picked and roughly chopped
  • 2 handfuls salted roasted peanuts, roughly chopped

For the dressing

  • 2 tbsp chilli jam (we used Tracklements)
  • Finely grated zest 1 lime and juice 2
  • 4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

Method

  1. Toss all the salad ingredients together in a large bowl, reserving a few of the peanuts to scatter later.
  2. To make the dressing, combine the chilli jam, lime zest and juice and the olive oil in a small bowl or jug, then taste and season.
  3. Toss most of the dressing through the salad, then transfer to a large serving platter. Scatter over the reserved peanuts, then drizzle over the rest of the dressing. Leave the salad to sit for a couple of minutes to absorb the flavours, then serve.

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