Nigella's Watermelon, Feta and Black Olive Salad

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Nigella Lawson

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Total Preparation Time: Less than 15 minutes
Actual Cooking Time: No Cooking Required
Number of Servings: 4
Origin: American
Meal Type: Salads & Dressings

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Ingredients

1 Small red onion
2-4 Limes, depending on juiciness
3 lbs Kg sweet, ripe watermelon flesh
9 oz. Feta cheese
Bunch of flat-leaf parsley
Bunch of mint, chopped
3-4 tablespoons Extra virgin olive oil
4 oz. Pitted black olives
Black pepper

Preparation

Peel and halve the red onion and cut into very fine half-moons and put in a small bowl to steep with juice of two limes. Remove the rind and seeds from the watermelon, and cut into approximately 1-1/2-in. triangular chunks. 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. Pour onions, along with their juices over the salad in a bowl, add the oil and olives, then using your hands toss the salad so that the feta and melon don?t lose their shape. Add a grinding of black pepper and taste to see whether the dressing needs more lime.