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Melon & Feta Checkerboard
Straight from the reel — barely a recipe
Serves 30 as a side
🌱 Tom: no🛡️ Paddy: no
Feta (dairy) rules it out for Tom; pistachios (nuts) rule it out for Paddy.

Pulled straight from @la.cuisine.de.geraldine's "Bites & Rosé" reel — this is genuinely as simple as it looks. No cooking, no dressing to reduce.

INGREDIENTS
  • 1 large seedless watermelon (or 2 small), rind removed
  • 800g–1kg feta, in a block
  • 1/3 cup good olive oil, for drizzling
  • 1 cup shelled pistachios, roughly chopped
  • A large handful fresh basil leaves
METHOD
  1. Cut the watermelon and feta into cubes of the same size (about 2cm).
  2. Arrange them alternating on large flat trays in a checkerboard pattern.
  3. Just before serving, drizzle with olive oil and scatter with pistachios and basil leaves.
Note — Source: instagram.com/reel/Da5YWXqqfnv — her original is watermelon and feta only, no glaze, and she notes it "barely counts as a recipe."
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