Watermelon Feta Salad

Edaku — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0300

Watermelon and feta is one of those pairings that sounds odd on paper but works flawlessly on the plate: sweet, juicy watermelon and dense, salty cheese amplify each other rather than competing. It’s summer in salad form — bright, cold, and barely requiring any actual cooking.

A truly cold watermelon matters here: if yours hasn’t been in the fridge for a couple of hours, assemble the salad ahead of time and chill it once it’s put together. Flesh from the center of the watermelon works best — it’s sweeter and has fewer seeds than the parts closer to the rind.

Greek Salad

Edaku — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0300

A true Greek salad, or horiatiki, is much simpler than the versions often served outside Greece: no lettuce, no mayonnaise-based dressing, and — this part matters — the feta is never crumbled ahead of time. It goes on top as a whole slab or thick slices.

The whole dish rides on two things: ripe, juicy tomatoes and good cold-pressed olive oil. Those, not any separate dressing, carry the flavor, so it’s worth not skimping on either. The juice that tomatoes release when cut isn’t drained off — it mixes with the oil to form the salad’s natural dressing.

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Watermelon Feta Salad

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