I was going to save this for OTCC but summer is pretty much over by the time I would have posted it and it's too good not to share.I know some of you will cringe because of the feta and Boo will snarl because of the mint.
INGREDIENTS
1 small red onion
2–4 limes, depending on juiciness
small, sweet, ripe watermelon - sugar babies are good to use or my favorite, black diamond
feta cheese
bunch fresh flat-leaf parsley
bunch fresh mint, chopped
3–4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 can pitted black olives
black pepper
Peel and halve the red onion and cut into very fine half-moons and put in a small bowl to steep with the lime juice, to bring out the transparent pinkness in the onions and diminish their rasp.
Remove the rind and seeds from the watermelon, and cut into approximately 1" triangular chunks, you can just melon ball it if you want quick. Cut the feta into similar sized pieces and put them both into a large, wide shallow bowl. Tear off sprigs of parsley so that it is used like a salad leaf, rather than a garnish, and add to the bowl along with the chopped mint.
Tip the now glowingly puce onions, along with their pink juices over the salad in the bowl, add the oil and olives, then using your hands toss the salad very gently so that the feta and melon don’t lose their shape. Add a good grinding of black pepper and taste to see whether the dressing needs more lime.
This is Nigella's recipe - I've tried others and this is by far the best. I add just a touch of sugar to the lime juice.
