Watermelon salad without feta
crispy refreshing fruit salad with a few unique twists
Ingredients
- 5 cups of diced watermelon
- 1 medium avocado
- 1 cup of thinly sliced green pea pods
- 1/4 cup of crispy nut brittle
- 1/4 cup dairy-free cheese (Nuts for Cheese, Blue)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 lime
- Sprinkle of sumac
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1/4 tablespoon cayenne & paprika
Instructions
- Prep ahead the crunchy nut brittle by taking 2 tablespoons of white sesame seeds, 1/4 cup Pine nuts, maple syrup and spices, mixing until coated and cooking under the broiler(on low) until the nuts and seeds are toasty-golden-brown. Allow to cool, to speed up process, stick in the refrigerator.
- Slice and dice the watermelon into large cubes that would be an appropriate bite size. Repeat the same task with the ripe avocado. Layer these two ingredients and a platter.
- Thinly slice the green pea pods and remove peas form the inside. Layer the green pea pods slices.
- Sprinkle sumac on top of the avocado.
- Add crumbles of the chosen dairy-free cheese then drizzle olive oil over the salad followed by squeezing the juice from 1 lime over the top.
- Finally, break up the nut brittle and place over the top.