Tuesday 14th August 2007

by rkhooks

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Ouf! Finally, holiday time has come round for me (I’m fashionable late, not like the rest of the Parisians who have escaped the city like rats fleeing a sinking boat). I’ve headed home to the UK to soak up some English sunshine (only kidding!), more like to eat some good home cooked food (Sunday roast, malay curry, full breakfast….) and then I’m off to the Austrian mountains to yodel with Heidi and the ‘Milka’ cows… not quite, but you get the idea.

So I’m going to ‘love ya & leave ya’ for a couple of weeks with this refreshing little number. This salad has all the Summer sunshine components. Juicy sweet watermelon, salty creamy feta and tangy jewel like black olives…..mmmmmm yum yum yum. On top of that this must be one of the healthiest recipes I have done in a long while. So tuck in!!!

I’ll be back in full swing with lots of yummy little tit bits for you. A la rentrée (transl. until September) as the Frenchies say!

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Summer salad: Watermelon & feta salad

1 kg watermelon, peeled & deseeded
1 bunch of parsley (if you don’t like parsley, leave it out), washed
200g feta cheese
150g black olives, preferably pitted
pepper

Make sure the watermelon is well chilled before serving (makes the salad more refreshing). Chop the watermelon into large cubes. Add to the bowl with the olives and chopped or torn parsley. Mix gently. Crumble the feta cheese on top and finish with some freshly ground pepper.

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7 Responses to “Have a break, have a … Summer salad”

  1. rkhooks says:

    Yeah, it’s true. People are getting behind the stoves again. About time too :-)

  2. Shellie Boza says:

    A great idea for future recipes this. Thank you for sharing it. Have you noticed how so many people appear to be cooking again? I wonder if the lack of funds due to the current climate has something to do with it and we all appear to be cooking again! its great!

  3. Sea says:

    What an unusual salad! This looks so delicious and fresh. I wish I’d seen it sooner- I had half of a watermelon languishing in the fridge forever and it went to waste. :(

    -Sea

  4. miam miam. I just tried this. delicious. I almost forgot that I was stuck in rainy Paris. I served it on top of roquette.

  5. Tartelette says:

    what I meant to say was “since you have not gotten the mags and are leaving on vacation, I will send them again in a week”. It is rather late here and my brain is getting foggy (past 1am)

  6. Tartelette says:

    Hey Rachel! The salad looks very refreshing. Have fun on your little break! I reckon you never got the magazines, I will wait a week and send them again.

  7. Sophie says:

    Sorry Rachel – you’ve just missed the English Summer (it was here briefly on Sunday). Still, a bit of rain never got in the way of a Sunday roast. Enjoy your holiday!

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