While watermelons are still plentiful [though in my area at least, not
as good or as cheap as last year] you owe it yourself to try one of
these recipes-
http://www.thekitchn.com/wake-up-you...nt-175834?utm_

I posted this last year and nb doubted it could be good--- but I never
heard if he tried it;

To 4 cups of 1/2" cubes of watermelon- 12g of chopped mint leaves
[about 1/2 cup]; 125g crumbled feta [about 1 cup]; 2 T olive oil.

Jim

On Aug 20, 10:47*am, Jim Elbrecht > wrote:
> While watermelons are still plentiful [though in my area at least, not
> as good or as cheap as last year] * you owe it yourself to try one of
> these recipes-http://www.thekitchn.com/wake-up-your-watermelon-the-secret-ingredien...
>
> I posted this last year and nb doubted it could be good--- but I never
> heard if he tried it;
>
> To 4 cups of 1/2" cubes of watermelon- *12g of chopped mint leaves
> [about 1/2 cup]; 125g crumbled feta [about 1 cup]; 2 T olive oil.
>
> Jim

How much vodka?

On Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:47:27 -0400, Jim Elbrecht >
wrote:

>While watermelons are still plentiful [though in my area at least, not
>as good or as cheap as last year] you owe it yourself to try one of
>these recipes-
>http://www.thekitchn.com/wake-up-you...nt-175834?utm_
>
>I posted this last year and nb doubted it could be good--- but I never
>heard if he tried it;
>
>To 4 cups of 1/2" cubes of watermelon- 12g of chopped mint leaves
>[about 1/2 cup]; 125g crumbled feta [about 1 cup]; 2 T olive oil.
>
>Jim

I have to agree with nb, sounds DISGUSTING... any two of those
ingredients together would be gack-awful, all three together would be
on par with a bowl of what a cat hacks up, worse.

I eat watermelon all the time, have a half a small one in the fridge
now, for tonight. I rarely use watermelon in recipes, sometimes a
nice garnish for alcoholic cocktails... instead of ice cubes I would
add frozen balled watermelon to a bowl of punch.

Shelley is now a food critter. Er, make that "critic".

> >To 4 cups of 1/2" cubes of watermelon- 12g of chopped mint leaves
> >[about 1/2 cup]; 125g crumbled feta [about 1 cup]; 2 T olive oil.

> I have to agree with nb, sounds DISGUSTING... any two of those
> ingredients together would be gack-awful, all three together would be
> on par with a bowl of what a cat hacks up, worse.

You smell like goat cheese, so I can understand your aversion.

Jim Elbrecht wrote:
>
> To 4 cups of 1/2" cubes of watermelon- 12g of chopped mint leaves
> [about 1/2 cup]; 125g crumbled feta [about 1 cup]; 2 T olive oil.
>

I've never been a fan of mint leaves and often ignore any recipe that
contains them. The feta got my interest though. I love that cheese and
maybe melon with fetta and olive oil? That sounds interesting. Quite a bit
so.

Gary

On Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:56:37 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>Jim Elbrecht wrote:
>>
>> To 4 cups of 1/2" cubes of watermelon- 12g of chopped mint leaves
>> [about 1/2 cup]; 125g crumbled feta [about 1 cup]; 2 T olive oil.
>>
>
>I've never been a fan of mint leaves and often ignore any recipe that
>contains them.

Nor are my daughter and I fans. She had it at a party last summer,
and wouldn't have taken it if she'd known the green bits were mint.
Her enthusiasm for it encouraged me to try it with the mint. I grow
a bunch of mints and rarely use them.

The sweet of the watermelon and the salt of feta muffle/mask/alter the
mint perfectly.

>The feta got my interest though. I love that cheese and
>maybe melon with fetta and olive oil? That sounds interesting. Quite a bit
>so.

Try it with the mint on at least a short batch. I think you'll leave
it in. [the mint I use is a fresh cut 'Chocolate mint'-- it is
strong, but what I would call a 'heavy' mint flavor]

There are some other good looking ones on the links but I haven't
tried them yet---- Feta *really* is a great match for watermelon.

Jim

On 8/20/2012 2:56 PM, Gary wrote:
> Jim Elbrecht wrote:
>>
>> To 4 cups of 1/2" cubes of watermelon- 12g of chopped mint leaves
>> [about 1/2 cup]; 125g crumbled feta [about 1 cup]; 2 T olive oil.
>>
>
> I've never been a fan of mint leaves and often ignore any recipe that
> contains them. The feta got my interest though. I love that cheese and
> maybe melon with fetta and olive oil? That sounds interesting. Quite a bit
> so.
>
> Gary
>

Fruit and feta go really well together. You can add additional things
like orange segments and nuts. I can understand why less adventuresome
folks might not try it but consider say a Greek salad that has feta and
olive oil as major components.

On Mon, 20 Aug 2012 11:06:24 -0700 (PDT), Chemo
> wrote:

>On Aug 20, 10:47*am, Jim Elbrecht > wrote:
>> While watermelons are still plentiful [though in my area at least, not
>> as good or as cheap as last year] * you owe it yourself to try one of
>> these recipes-http://www.thekitchn.com/wake-up-your-watermelon-the-secret-ingredien...
>>
>> I posted this last year and nb doubted it could be good--- but I never
>> heard if he tried it;
>>
>> To 4 cups of 1/2" cubes of watermelon- *12g of chopped mint leaves
>> [about 1/2 cup]; 125g crumbled feta [about 1 cup]; 2 T olive oil.
>>
>> Jim
>
>How much vodka?

That puke mixture ain't bad enough as it is and you want vodka with
fehta cheese, you are a moron.

Jim Elbrecht > wrote:

-snip-
>There are some other good looking ones on the links but I haven't
>tried them yet---- Feta *really* is a great match for watermelon.

As a matter of fact-- this one sees your mint and feta and raises you;
jalapeno, Arugula, Kalamata olives, a little red onion, and some
limes.<g>
http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipe...nd-Olive-Salad

Jim

On 20/08/2012 1:47 PM, Jim Elbrecht wrote:
> While watermelons are still plentiful [though in my area at least, not
> as good or as cheap as last year] you owe it yourself to try one of
> these recipes-
> http://www.thekitchn.com/wake-up-you...nt-175834?utm_
>
> I posted this last year and nb doubted it could be good--- but I never
> heard if he tried it;
>
> To 4 cups of 1/2" cubes of watermelon- 12g of chopped mint leaves
> [about 1/2 cup]; 125g crumbled feta [about 1 cup]; 2 T olive oil.
>


Sounds good. Fact is that I was thinking of getting some watermelon and
trying a salad like this but didn't have a recipe. If I had been craving
it more I would have looked harder. No watermelon in the house right
now and we are gong away for a few days. Maybe I will try it when we get
back.