The ULTIMATE dish for summer! Vegan Watermelon & Feta Salad

If you're looking for the perfect summer food, then look no further than this vegan watermelon & feta salad! It's super quick and easy to prepare, and packed full of vibrant flavours and colours. Even if the weather outside is miserable, you'll have a bowl of sunshine to cheer you up!

The watermelon gives a lovely floral sweetness that pairs so well with the salty creaminess from the vegan feta, and the tangy crunch of the cherry tomatoes. Fresh mint, coriander and chili, along with a squeeze of lime juice and a drizzle of walnut oil, really enhance the ingredients, making everything sing together harmoniously.

See the pinned comment for recipe notes and tips

In this video, you'll learn;
✅ How to skin a watermelon
✅ How to slice cherry tomatoes
✅ How to slice feta cheese
✅ How to remove seeds from cucumber
✅ How to juice a lime
✅ How to juice citrus fruit without a juicer
✅ How to get maximum juice from citrus fruit

A website with printable recipes will happen at some point (this has all turned into rather a large project!) but in the meantime, here’s the ingredients. Let me know in the comments if you have any questions or suggestions

Vegan Watermelon & Feta Salad Ingredients:
1 Small Red Onion
2kg (4.4lb) Watermelon
250g (8.8oz) Cherry Tomatoes
1 Large Cucumber (deseeded)
230g (8.11oz) Vegan Feta Cheese
1 tsp Fresh Mint (finely sliced)
15g (¼ cup) Fresh Coriander (chopped)
½ tsp Black Pepper
1 tbl Walnut Oil
Pinch of Salt
Juice of 1 Lime
¼ tsp Chili Flakes

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Welcome to my kitchen (lab?)
My channel is you watching the results of my 2am thoughts of “I wonder what would happen if I put A with B?” The answers lean heavily towards cake, and my ongoing quest to find a good meat substitute. I’m a vegan that loves animal products, but hates what’s involved; so I’ve dived headfirst into a rabbit hole of different plant-based textures and flavours. These are often the 1st time that I’ve tried a recipe, and I’ll talk you through why I’m using the ingredients and what I think happened when things go wrong.
Grab a vessel of whatever makes you happy and enjoy, but be warned; it’s messy here sometimes!

Timestamps:
00:00 - We're making vegan watermelon & feta salad!
00:30 - Niki Segnit’s Flavour Thesaurus
01:32 – How to use a mandolin
02:27 - How to take the heat out of raw onions
03:05 - How to tell if a watermelon is good
03:19 - How to skin a watermelon
04:34 - How to slice cherry tomatoes
05:05 - How to remove seeds from cucumber
06:03 - How to slice vegan feta cheese
06:37 - How to shred fresh herbs
07:33 - Walnut oil, lime juice and chili salad dressing
08:10 - How to mix salad thoroughly
08:46 - How to get maximum juice from citrus fruit
09:26 - Eat!

[AuntieRachelsChaoticKitchen]

Recipe notes and tips:
- This would also work really nicely with a goat’s cheese style vegan cheese! You could even try honeydew or galia melon in there
- As I was editing the video, I suddenly wished I’d thought of putting toasted pine nuts on the top!
- The salad did go brilliantly with that kedgeree! I also made a stir fry last night that was full of umami and garlic; it went so well with that too. It provides a lovely bit of refreshing escape for deep flavours

[jasonsummers]

Awesome! My wifey and I are long-distance right now and we're trying new recipes for long-distance dates! This is amazing! Thanks from us!

[peterconlin]

Rachel that looks crazy refreshing! We need it here is this heat wave in New York City!!!

[PatcheelFtw]

Nice to see another video! I hope youre staying healthy!

[katescaringcorner]

Wow! “vegan kedgeree”! Do you have a video on that? That would be super fun! I bet you would do a bang up job of that dish!

[eclecticandroidspictures]

Oooo, been waiting for a salad like this! ✨ Looks yummy 🤤

[SyRetro]

I really love your videos 😊 and one day I’ll help cook

[ExplorerJust]

Have yo got any top-tips for de-seeding the watermelon quickly and easily? I love the stuff, but detest the pips so generally give it a swerve. Maybe a 'how to' or 'techniques' video or two... starting with the watermelon!

[JimDeuce]

I always get nervous watching someone use a kitchen mandolin without a grip guard. May your slices be thin and your fingers remain undamaged! I almost never see watermelon as a salad ingredient which isn't preceded by the word 'fruit'. I love you recipes 🙂 Have you ever considered writing a book? Spread the techniques of how to think texturally and experiment with flavour profiles?