285726 Thu Jun 08 19:15:39 -0700 2006 17 31 Home Cooking 0 1530764 Whoever posted information about combining watermelon and feta cheese - thank you, thank you, thank you! What an amazing combination! I've been eating this all week. After reading about it on this board, I printed Nigella Lawson's recipe for Watermelon-Feta-Black Olive salad, but have been too lazy to make it so far. But it stuck in my mind, and something clicked when I pulled out the watermelon for lunch the other day. I plan to eat watermelon-and-feta for lunch every week this summer. And I think I'll even bestir myself to make the full salad for company; I expect I'll get raves on the result. Thanks again for the pointer to this marvelous combination! Anne Link: http://www.nigella.com/recipes/recipe.asp?article=154 Thu Jun 08 19:15:39 -0700 2006 0 AnneInMpls 1 1530766 Here's another good one -- this one with arugula and pine nuts along with the feta and watermelon. I was skeptical before I tried the combo, but it is very very good. Link: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/recipe_views/views/109628 Thu Jun 08 19:35:20 -0700 2006 1530764 0 jnovgirl 2 1530776 I was just going to suggest adding some kind of bitter greens... Thu Jun 08 20:37:24 -0700 2006 1530766 0 piccola 3 1530804 Contrasting flavors. That's partly why it works so well. Fri Jun 09 02:11:40 -0700 2006 1530776 0 Cheese Boy 1 1530790 Can you tell how you did this? Did you just combine some watermelon and feta? Did you make any kind of dressing? If you could be more specific, or link to the thread where you first got the idea, I'd appreciate it. TIA Thu Jun 08 21:58:19 -0700 2006 1530764 0 sue 2 1530791 Recipe is linked in the original post. It's a winning combo- very unique! Thu Jun 08 22:02:13 -0700 2006 1530790 0 Sony 3 1530808 I got the impression that the original poster did not use Nigella's recipe, as she/he said she/he had yet tried it. So I wondered which recipe she/he DID use. Fri Jun 09 07:26:44 -0700 2006 1530791 0 sue 4 1530809 I could be terribly wrong, but I thoughtI was the original poster last summer from Nigells'a Forever Summer book and subsequently found variations in some island cookbooks. If it was imdeed I, then I posted the entire recipe. Fri Jun 09 08:08:38 -0700 2006 1530808 0 Candy 5 1530882 Yes, I think it was Sue's post that I first saw. Thanks! Me, I have no recipe for what I've been eating, and no dressing - I just cut chunks of watermelon and chunks of feta, and eat (often with whole wheat crackers). Easy peasy, and just right for a summer lunch on a hot day. I find that I prefer the pieces next to the watermelon rind, although I normally avoid them when just munching a watermelon slice. The greener bits are really nice with the feta - they're almost cucumber-like. Anne Fri Jun 09 16:31:25 -0700 2006 1530809 0 AnneInMpls 6 1530986 Watermelons and cucumbers are closely related. ed Sat Jun 10 13:45:46 -0700 2006 1530882 0 e.d. 5 1530919 I'm not sure if I was the original poster, but I think I was the among the first to mention it. And someone else mentioned Nigella's recipe. In any case, the recipe I suggested is watermelon, (grape) tomato salad with a spicy dressing. (the spicy part is a chopped jalapeno) You can find the recipe on Epicurious. I'm going to try some of the other ideas as well! Sat Jun 10 01:38:32 -0700 2006 1530809 0 Elaine 1 1530807 I absolutely adore that salad. I've eaten entire watermelons (smallish ones) in one sitting because of that salad. The other day I saw my first watermelon of the season, and I can't wait! Jamie Oliver has a similar salad in one of his books, though I forget which. It contains cilantro and has a more Asian style. Haven't tried it yet but it looks very good. Fri Jun 09 04:11:44 -0700 2006 1530764 0 Cagey 1 1530815 Anne, Thanks for posting this -- I'm having people over for book club next week, and planning on making several sorbets/ice creams and cool/room temp salads, and have been going back and forth with the idea of this watermelon feta... you've swayed me! It's on the menu! Fri Jun 09 09:43:25 -0700 2006 1530764 0 Foodie2 1 1530828 We frequent a restaurant that has as an appetizer a grilled watermelon steak with feta. It is a thick slab of watermelon grilled. You might want to try it.(I don't like watermelon so I can's give an opinion on ths). Fri Jun 09 11:41:38 -0700 2006 1530764 0 Emilief 1 1530913 Another idea...douse slices of watermelon with balsamic vinegar - it's a great sweet/savory combination. Fri Jun 09 23:09:46 -0700 2006 1530764 0 mac&cheese 1 1531091 After reading all the posts I made a double batch for a neighborhood party and all the folks went went wild. I added cilantro to the original recipe and used kalamata olives and amped up the lime juice and added lime and orange zest. It was amazing. I did a double batch and it was gone in less tan 30 minutes. Sat Jun 10 23:26:13 -0700 2006 1530764 0 JMF 2 1531172 The one negative thing about this salad is that the longer it sits after making, the worse it tastes. I kept a large amount in the fridge and ate some over the course of the evening. I couldn't believe that something that tasted so good when first made, could slowly turn absolutely terrible in a few hours. By this morning the leftovers were disgusting. Sun Jun 11 19:13:10 -0700 2006 1531091 0 JMF 1 1531151 Thanks for the recipe. It is quite (burp) good and tasty (burp). Ate two huge portions (burp) at dinner last night. Loved the play of flavors (burp) between the parsley, feta, mint, watermelon, onion. But I was still burping this morning (burp). ed Sun Jun 11 14:22:43 -0700 2006 1530764 0 e.d.