Slicedwatermelonandgoatscheesesalad

Watermelon and goat's cheese salad

  • Serves 4
  • Prep time: 15 mins | Cooking time: 00

This is a light and refreshing salad which is simple to put together and is a great barbecue or dinner party side. Goes great with spiced, skewered lamb or chargrilled chicken.

Ingredients

  • ¼ watermelon, rind removed

  • ¾ cup thinly sliced snow peas

  • 1 cup fresh mint leaves

  • ½ cup soft white cheese (try fresh ricotta, mozzarella, goat’s cheese

  • or feta)

  • ¼ cup toasted flaked sliced almonds

  • Juice of 1 juicy lemon

Method

  1. Roughly chop the mint leaves. Chop the feta into small cubes, or if the feta is soft, simply crumble it with your hands.

  2. Slice the watermelon into square chunks (rind removed) and arrange in plates or on a platter.

  3. Scatter over the snow peas, mint, cheese and toasted almonds.

  4. Drizzle with the lemon juice and season generously with freshly ground black pepper.

Real tips

Add half a cup of blanched peas or broad-bean kernels.