Segment: Caroline Taylor’s No-Waste Watermelon Salad
Episode: S3E3
Presenter: Caroline Taylor
Air Date: 24th November 2019

Reducing your waste in the kitchen is not only beneficial for the planet, but will help you save money. This watermelon salad is a great dish for the summer.

Ingredients

• 1 whole watermelon
• Pickle juice
• 100g cream cheese
• 200g Danish feta
• ½ lemon
• 3 garlic cloves
• Chives
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• Black pepper
• Black olives
• Mint

Recipe

• Remove the watermelon flesh from the rind – be sure to get as much of the pink off as possible.
• Carefully slice the rind on a mandolin. Be sure to get long, thin slices – this will give the best curls.
• Put the rind in a sanitised jar, and submerge it in pickle juice. Place some scrunched baking paper over the top.
• To make whipped feta, put your cream cheese, Danish feta, ½ lemon (juiced), 3 garlic cloves, chives, extra virgin olive oil and black pepper into a blender. Mix until it’s nice and fluffy.
• Slice your watermelon into chunks.
• To plate the dish, start by putting the watermelon on the plate. Then place small dollops of the whipped feta around the watermelon.
• Place the black olives onto the plate, then add the pickled watermelon rinds.
• Add some mint and chives to freshen the dish, then drizzle on some olive oil.
• Add some pepper to finish the dish. Don’t salt, as this will bring the water out of the watermelon.