00:00 Hi, Namaste. I am Garima & I am sure you are wondering that why am I sitting here & talking.
00:17 Yes, that's because today we are going to make a very unique dish which is watermelon feta salad.
00:24 And we will serve it in watermelon basket & to make that I had to sit here.
00:30 Because that level you have to sit & cut it very easily.
00:35 So, pay attention come on.
00:37 First of all we will make a watermelon basket.
00:41 For that we will cut a handle & then we will scoop out the flesh inside.
00:49 So, for that let me show you first.
00:54 We have to make sure that we cut a line because watermelon will be half.
01:00 And we will cut this half deep but we will not cut it till the end.
01:07 So, try and see if you can get a nice deep knife which is little sharper also.
01:12 We have to do it slowly & slowly.
01:15 We have to round it a little bit till the part we have cut.
01:21 It takes little bit of hard work to make a nice thing or a decorative thing.
01:26 So, you need a little bit of patience.
01:28 So, here I will try to remove some watermelon that is now in half parts.
01:37 So, half side of the basket is here.
01:43 Now when we cut the other side then it will be a see through.
01:46 So, here this slice is gonna come out straight & you can see a basket is ready.
01:53 Now we have to scoop out the flesh & make a little bit of a pattern.
01:58 Now that is the flesh which we can use in the salad. So, we will not waste it.
02:02 Now this basket, the flesh inside it.
02:06 I would want slightly more better way of presenting. So, what I am gonna do is a round spoon.
02:13 So, one benefit of it is that all the pieces are nearly of same size.
02:19 Some people don't want a big watermelon piece & some people don't want a small watermelon piece.
02:24 Our basic purpose is to empty this basket.
02:28 So, now our basket is ready. Now we will make its dressing.
02:32 So, now this is that half watermelon.
02:35 We will add olives in it.
02:37 These olives are mostly in brine, so we are not needing more salt for this.
02:44 Along with this we will add basil leaves.
02:50 We have washed it well.
02:52 This can be holy basil or the normal basil which is available for salad.
02:57 Just crush it slightly so that its fragrance enhances.
03:04 Along with this we will add the main ingredient.
03:07 This feta cheese is specially for salad which is crumbled. So, we need to crumble it.
03:13 So, whenever you make this salad, make sure you use feta cheese.
03:21 If you use any other cheese, it will taste different and texture will be different. So, you won't enjoy it.
03:28 So, now we will take 1/4th part of watermelon of feta cheese.
03:33 Here, we will crumble the cheese.
03:37 Along with this we will add salad leaves.
03:40 Now salad leaves are normally, usually in this salad we use arugula leaves.
03:47 The spiky leaves are very spicy like radish.
03:53 But, in India we get very less arugula leaves.
03:58 So, as a, instead of an option, we are using as an optional is the Chinese cabbage or the lettuce that you call.
04:07 And that is going to give a lot of crunch.
04:11 And if you can see, I have not added salt in this for two basic reasons.
04:16 One, the olives that we have used already have salt.
04:20 We don't have to add salt with watermelon.
04:23 Feta cheese is very salty by itself.
04:27 So, that much saltiness should be enough for this salad.
04:31 And this dish will be the pride of the party.
04:33 Give it the center stage.
04:36 That means, whatever dishes you will make on its side, keep that.
04:40 But, the main dish of the salad.
04:43 We never thought that salad can be the main dish.
04:47 Now, this is the basket which has watermelon feta salad.
04:52 Looks so good and I can say that it tastes also that amazing.
04:56 So, serve it straight and relish it.
05:01 Gigi's Platter brings an amazing drink for you which is actually a coolant.
05:07 Watermelon Cucumber Mojito
05:11 It is a simple sweet dish, the name is very good and the taste is also good.
05:16 First of all, we will take a mixer.
05:18 We have cut the watermelon and kept it.
05:22 It has seeds, seeds of watermelon are very healthy.
05:27 So, we will use the watermelon along with the seeds.
05:30 Right into the mixer.
05:33 This is half watermelon.
05:36 It has a lot of water.
05:38 In summers, it is said that watermelon should be eaten because it replenishes the dehydration.
05:46 And cucumber also replenishes the dehydration in summers.
05:52 So, we are adding again one cucumber.
05:54 Along with that, we will add some mint leaves.
06:00 We will keep some for garnishing.
06:02 And that's it.
06:04 Now, if you want to add, you can add sugar.
06:07 But, I suggest that you don't add sugar in this because watermelon is usually very sweet.
06:12 We will mix it well.
06:16 And it's already done.
06:26 Now, we can serve it.
06:28 If you want to serve it to kids and kids don't like the fibre in their mouth, you can sieve it.
06:34 But, if you serve it without sieving, it will be something like this.
06:40 And there is another way to serve it.
06:43 Cut the watermelon in this way.
06:47 You have taken out the seeds and put it in the glass.
06:50 You have churned it also.
06:52 But, you have to throw it.
06:54 And you can serve it in this way.
07:02 Especially, if you want to serve it to kids and kids at home.
07:06 They would love to have it like this instead of the normal glasses.
07:10 And to garnish it, we can add some mint leaves.
07:15 And since it's a mojito, mint is necessary in mojito.
07:20 And the other thing that is necessary is lemon.
07:24 So, what we will do is, we will just add a few drops of lemon.
07:35 And if you want, we can also garnish it with lemon slice.
07:39 So, here is your watermelon cucumber mojito.
07:45 An amazing, refreshing, cool drink for any of the parties.
07:51 Enjoy after subscribing to Gigi's Platter.
07:54 After enjoying, you need to like and share too.
07:57 And there is something which I would want to tell you is, when you like, you don't comment.
08:05 Then how will I know that you have liked it.
08:07 So, please do comment. I am waiting for your comments.
08:11 And trying to get another nice recipe.
08:13 Till that time, take care. Bye-bye.
08:15 Take care.
08:16 Bye-bye.
08:16 (upbeat music)
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