Summer Melon with Feta and Olives

The whole savory/salty and sweet fruit thing was never my thing. I was one of those people who hated when people put salt on apples to prevent browning or when the fruit on my plate touched anything savory. I can’t remember when or how, but I somewhere along the way I started eating mangos with chile and salt– and I liked it! Mango and salt was my gateway drug to so many amazing fruit/savory combos. Before I knew it I was eating salt and chile on watermelon, al pastor tacos with pineapples, citrus and avocados, figs on pizzas, etc. Melons are no exception and they are just incredible right now– so sweet, juicy and fragrant! I’ve turned up the flavor on the classic combination of watermelon and feta with some finely minced olives and summer fresh mint and basil. I’m pretty hooked on this combo right now and I hope you enjoy it too!

SUMMER MELON WITH FETA AND OLIVES

Ingredients:

• 1/4 watermelon, 1/2 cantaloupe, and 1/2 honeydew scooped using a melon baller
• 4 ounces of feta, diced into small cubes
• 1 handful of kalamata olives, finely minced
• few leaves of fresh basil and a few leaves of fresh mint, finely minced
• extra virgin olive oil
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions:

• Combine the feta, olives and herbs together in a bowl. Add enough extra virgin olive oil to just cover and mix to combine.
• Spoon the feta-olive mixture over the melon and sprinkle with a little sea salt and pepper.

(images by HonestlyYUM)