Watermelon salad

Watermelon salad

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Oh gosh, is this ever easy. I always worry that people won’t like the concept, and so won’t like the execution, but it always gets eaten with gusto. It’s from Nigella.

Thinly slice a red onion into little half-moons. Soak in the juice of two lemons or limes (lemons are more predictably juicy) for at least 30 minutes. Cut the watermelon (I buy seedless) into chunks, and de-seed if you’ve not got one that comes without them. Combine the red onion and citrus juice with the watermelon, some crumbled feta, some torn fresh mint, and chopped black olives. You may want to incorporate a tablespoon or two of olive oil into the mix.

Don’t make this too far ahead of time, or it won’t look as pretty.