WATERMELON, PRAWN AND FETA SALAD
Serves 4
500ml watermelon, cut into chunks
500g cooked prawn tails
200g feta, cubed
half a red onion, in thin wedges
125ml mint leaves
salt and pepper
rocket leaves for serving
DRESSING
30ml olive oil
15ml lemon juice
1 clove garlic crushed
15ml sweet chilli sauce
10ml honey
Combine the watermelon, prawns, feta, onion and mint in a bowl. Pour dressing over, toss gently to coat and season. Serve on a bed of rocket leaves.
DRESSING: Combine all ingredients and mix well.
WATERMELON SALSA
Serves 4
500ml finely chopped watermelon
half a cucumber, peeled, seeded and diced
half a red onion, finely chopped
half a red pepper, seeded and finely chopped
2-3 green chillies, seeded and chopped
60ml chopped coriander
25ml chopped basil
25ml chopped mint
30ml honey
15ml lime juice
In a large bowl, combine melon, cucumber, onion, pepper, chillies, and herbs. Drizzle with honey and lime juice, gently toss. Chill for at least an hour. Delicious with corn chips, chicken or fish.
WATERMELON SORBET
Serves 6-8
125ml castor sugar
250ml water
700g watermelon chunks
grated rind of 1 lime
60ml lime juice
2 egg whites, lightly whipped
Combine the sugar and water in a pot and stir over a low heat until the sugar has dissolved. Bring to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
Remove and cool completely.
Put the watermelon in a food processor and blend until smooth. Pour the mixture into a sieve and strain the juice into a bowl. Discard the pulp.
Add the cooled sugar mixture, lime rind and juice and mix well. Pour the mixture into shallow metal container and freeze until almost solid.
Transfer the mixture into the food processor and process. Add the egg whites and process until combined. Return to the freezer and freeze until solid.
WATERMELON AND CUCUMBER WINE PUNCH
Makes 1.5 litres
LEMONADE
250ml sugar
1 litre water
grated rind of
1 large lemon
250ml lemon juice
Combine the sugar, water and lemon rind in a saucepan.
Heat until the sugar is dissolved.
Bring to the boil and boil for two minutes.
Remove from heat and stir in the lemon juice.
Chill well.
Store in the fridge.
PUNCH
500ml chardonnay white wine
18 watermelon chunks
1 small cucumber, julienned
500ml home-made lemonade
500ml soda water to taste
ice for serving
Mix ingredients. Stir in a few handfuls of ice. Serve.
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