Chemotherapy: Melon and Feta Salad

Extracted from Healthy Eating During Chemotherapy by Jose Van Mil. To make this recipe work, choose a ripe, sweet melon with a nice aromatic smell. If you cannot find a ripe melon, it's better to use a different fruit, such as a ripe mango or even strawberries. The feta can be left out, and fried bacon bits may be added.

Savoury melon salad

Category

Soft: cold, savoury, strong flavour.

Ingredients

2–3 small portions

1 spring onion
Sprig of fresh parsley
About 25g feta cheese cubes
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons flaxseed or olive oil
Pinch of salt
Pinch of pepper
1/2 very small cantaloupe melon

Method

Wash and chop the spring onion finely. Chop the parsley finely. Crumble the feta cheese.
Mix the spring onion with the parsley, lemon juice, oil, and a pinch each of salt and pepper.
Cut the melon into three wedges and scoop out the seeds. Remove the skin from the melon, cut the flesh into pieces and put them in a bowl.
Mix the feta and spring onion dressing thoroughly with the melon. Place each melon skin wedge on a small plate and spoon over 2–3 good tablespoons of melon salad.

Tip: This melon salad can be kept in the fridge for at least a day, so there is no need to finish it all in one go.

For a family of four: Double the ingredients and serve as a starter. Healthy Eating During Chemotherapy

Healthy Eating During Chemotherapy, published by Kyle Cathie, RRP £12.99. Buy this book at a discount from Saga Books.

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