Tunisian melon salad

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Recipe «Tunisian melon salad» presented in category Recipes / Salads, to prepare this dish you will need no more 5 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1.7kg yellow or green-skinned honeydew melon, 1 Lebanese cucumber, 1/2 tsp harissa*, Juice of 1/2 lemon, 2 cloves garlic, crushed , 1/4 tsp ground caraway seeds, 1/2 tsp ground coriander seeds, 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil , 1 large pita bread, split, 1/2 bunch flat-leaf parsley, 125g kalamata olives.

Ingredients:

  • 1.7kg yellow or green-skinned honeydew melon 
  • 1 Lebanese cucumber 
  • 1/2 tsp harissa* 
  • Juice of 1/2 lemon 
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed 
  • 1/4 tsp ground caraway seeds 
  • 1/2 tsp ground coriander seeds 
  • 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil 
  • 1 large pita bread, split 
  • 1/2 bunch flat-leaf parsley 
  • 125g kalamata olives 

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 190°C. Cut skin from melon. Halve melon and cucumber lengthways and remove seeds. Cut melon into 16 wedges and cucumber into 8, then cut wedges in half. Whisk together harissa, lemon juice, garlic, spices and 1/4 cup (60ml) of oil in a small bowl, then season to taste with salt and pepper.
  2. Place pita bread on an oven tray, drizzle with remaining oil and season with salt and pepper. Bake in oven for 5 minutes or until light golden. Set aside to cool. Pick leaves from parsley, then coarsely chop half the leaves. Combine melon, cucumber, olives, chopped parsley and dressing in a bowl. Place on serving plates and top with parsley leaves and broken pita bread.