Watermelon and Kohlrabi Tower with Feta and Purslane
A stack of cold watermelon triangles topped with crisp kohlrabi strips in lemon and mint, with crumbled feta, juicy purslane leaves and soy-roasted pumpkin seeds. An Israeli summer salad that brings together sweet, salty and sour.
In a small bowl, whisk the oil, lemon juice, salt, black pepper and mint until smooth.
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Toast the pumpkin seeds in a dry skillet over medium heat 3–4 minutes, stirring, until they puff up and start to pop. Turn off the heat, add the soy sauce and stir until it evaporates and coats the pumpkin seeds.
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💡Toast over medium heat and keep things moving: nuts, pine nuts and spices go from toasted to burnt in seconds. Transfer to a plate right away, since the hot pan keeps toasting.
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Peel the kohlrabi and cut into thin matchstick strips.
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Toss the kohlrabi with the dressing in a bowl.
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Cut the watermelon into 1.5 cm thick triangles and pile in the center of each plate.
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Top with a mound of the kohlrabi, crumble the cheese around it, sprinkle the purslane leaves and pumpkin seeds and drizzle with the liquid left in the kohlrabi bowl. Serve immediately.
245calories
8 gprotein
17 gcarbs
17 gfat
● protein 12%● carbs 27%● fat 61%
Per serving (291 g), of 4 servings
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⚖ About the ingredients
Olive oil: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 14 g · 884 kcal per 100 g · More about Olive oil →
Lemon juice: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 15 g · 21 kcal per 100 g · More about Lemon juice →
Purslane: measured in cup in this recipe · 20 kcal per 100 g · More about Purslane →
Soy sauce: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 6 g · 53 kcal per 100 g · More about Soy sauce →
🔧 Tools needed (7) · 🍳 One cooking vessel
Stove· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
Frying pan· Also works: Wok (None)· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Pot (High sides, slow evaporation and weak browning)
Cutting board· Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
Knife· Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
Bowl· Also works: Pot (None)
Peeler· Also works: Paring knife (Wastes more of the fruit, slow)
Plate· Also works: Serving platter (None)
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