Recipe: Watermelon Feta Mint Salad

The North American food industry has worked hard to remove bitter and sour tastes from the mass produced foods available in grocery stores, steering people to favor salty and sweet tastes. However, removing bitter and sour tastes may also be removing certain nutrients that are helping our bodies stay healthy and to fight diseases.

A well balanced diet is the best policy, which also includes balancing salty, sweet, bitter and sour tastes. This watermelon salad provides all four.

This refreshing salad is perfect for the hot summer season. When choosing watermelon, go for ones that are dark green in color, heavy in weight, firm to touch and the bottom should have a yellow spot (where the watermelon sat on the ground). If the spot is light green or white, the watermelon may not be ripe enough.

I know some go with the tapping test (looking for a hollow sound) but when I have relied on that, it's been hit or miss.

This recipe is a good base to start with. Add more or less of any ingredient to suit your taste.

Watermelon Feta Mint Salad
- 4 cups of ripe watermelon, cut into 1.5 inch cubes
- 1/2 cup of fresh mint leaves, torn into small pieces
- 60g of feta cheese, crumbled
- 1/2 lime, juice
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Sea salt and cracked black pepper to taste

Method
1. In a large bowl, drizzle some olive oil over the watermelon. Add lime juice, mint leaves, and feta cheese and mix well. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve cold.