You call that fancy, meanwhile I remember my grandpa sitting in a plastic white chair with a white tanktop having a slice of watermellon and a block of feta in each hand, casualy biting chunks of them while gazing at the aegean archipelago on hot summer night in the in the early 2000s. Thats the Greek summer I remember as a kid.
You should try it with (aged) halloumi cheese too! It is a summer staple in Cyprus! As for the rinds, we make fruit preserves with them (similar to pickling, but preserved in syrup instead of vinegar). They become translucent, succulent and very delicious.
This is great, made a whole watermelon worth with a nice brick of feta and shredded fresh basil, 10/10. going to make more for husband's birthday this week.
Best summer combo, especially after being at the beach, Being greek living in australia, this used to be our go to light snack every 2nd day during the summer
@@milesedgeworth132 he seems to go after a lot of youtubers for reasons that are confusing to me. i don't even really watch any of the people he goes after, but it's just weird vibes and his "reasons" for going after them are always like... petty, meaningless things.
@@myrimu9829There is no reason, genuinely. Other than it is funny to make fun of people sometimes. From Adam Ragusea's corner people were like "NetShaq keeps HARASSING Adam !" and then it is just like 4 visual gags in his videos and the discord making the mildest jokes at his expense. NetShaq's online presence is marked with more memey, satirical and sarcastic flavors. Like Gen Z shit, but he's really tapped into it surprisingly in the least cringe way, like it comes to him naturally. This way of handling yourself really irks older people who are fans of people like Adam who takes himself mostly serious and Shaq making the mildest jokes about him sets them off hilariously hard. Like it seriously is not that deep.
Man it's cool to see one of my childhood delicacies, the watermelon feta sandwich (with occasional grape addition), in salad form. Must be even more refreshing.
I make this with shaved fennel and it's terrific. I make it every summer at least once. Edit: I don't use mint in case anyone wants to know. I do make a simple dressing with olive oil and lemon juice.
Loved this salad, brings me back to the hot summer of “98 in Amsterdam when I ate this couple of times a week and was adicted to it. I used to sprinkle some pine nuts over it.
Kenji your description says the recipe is free on your patreon but the website actually requires payment to show it. I have no problem with that, I just wanted to let you know.
In Greece we just cut the watermelon into quarters, then cut the rind off, cut the flesh lengthwise and then into chunks, and eat it with a block of feta.
Was just asking the kids what we should eat for dinner, and both replied with "I don't know", but now I do know. Just hope I can find watermelon that's ripe and not insanely expensive 😀🥗
I recently tried a similar salad with this local cheese i bought from the farmers market and a few tortilla chips for a bit of crunch, it was wonderful :)
Kenji: "I shall get a boat, so I can better relate to the people." Also Kenji: "Hey guys its Kenji, I'm on the boat. The kids are downstairs. You know, the stairs on the boat." (/Just jokes, Kenji, its all love)
Awesome Kenji! Since the lemon had the sticker on, was it unwashed from the supermarket? Is that alright to zest? I scrub mine intensely, but have actually no idea if it is necessary
The boutique I manage just started stocking that Karikari stuff, I'm not surprised you have it since they're based out of Seattle. How do you feel about it? We're looking to replace the Momofuku chili crunch with it on the shelves altogether.
Hey, I remember reading online that swirls in a watermelon are indicative that it's underripe - do you know if this is true, or is it just nonsense? I'm getting mixed answers when trying to search for it online myself haha. Thank you! The salad looks great, and has inspired me to make some for myself later this week :D
That's always been my understanding, and experience! Kenji cut that open and I immediately thought wow that looks very underripe. Every watermeon I've had that looks like that has been borderline inedible! Am I crazy?
Wow an old video from 3 years ago popped up and i just noticed how much weight you have lost, i hope it was intentional and just to keep yourself in shape, but you look good bro!
Iranians poor man's supper for hot summer nights. It's funny how fancy it's considered here, but in Iran, it would be an insult to serve it to your guests. Nevertheless, everyone loves it.
I'm worried that at some point your kids are going to be over at a friends house for dinner and they'll be having hamburger helper and your kid will barf 😅
Love that but being Greek I have never had this a salad in Greece. usually would be as a quick snack or light dinner that you want just fruit and eat a piece of feta with it.
Does the word salad mean something specific in Greece? As far as I know salad can be a light dinner or quick snack, no matter what it's made of. Is it that you wouldn't usually find this on the salad menu at a restaurant?
@@broshmosh there is no restaurant I have been to that sells watermelon salad, it could have watermelon inside but is not a greek thing. if we would have it at home (that is rare) it would be "watermelon with some feta". i can understand why people would call this greek because usually in the US anything with feta would be considered greek
@@JKenjiLopezAlt Its - at least for myself a Athens born Pelloponnesian a typical greek household afternoon - usually after-beach - snack. But dont mind us Greeks, unless it contains some type of lettuce or tomato we avoid calling it a salad lol. ( still gonna try that tbh , mint - what a banger never thought about it !! )
I'd have to disagree with your opinion, valid though it may be, because I've had this recipe several times. In the summer of '98 I took a brief 6 month trip to Amsterdam and suffice to say I had my fill of this recipe 🤣🤣. I would never say you can't make these comments, as I'm a fierce supporter of free speech, however I would caution you making blanket statements. Love and peace to the world ✌️, rock on you crazy cowboys.
You call that fancy, meanwhile I remember my grandpa sitting in a plastic white chair with a white tanktop having a slice of watermellon and a block of feta in each hand, casualy biting chunks of them while gazing at the aegean archipelago on hot summer night in the in the early 2000s. Thats the Greek summer I remember as a kid.
that's fantastic
Thank you for sharing this memory
Kids growing up eating this... I can't believe such a happy thing exists in this world.
Indeed. When I was a kid and I asked for watermelon, that's all I would get.
@@WastrelWay kids in the great deppression ask for dessert and get water pie youll be ight bro
"Just a second wombat" So cuuuute!
Kenji’s kids: Can I have some watermelon?
Kenji: Oh, yeah. You’ll get some damn watermelon alright.
Greece is a beautiful country with good food, makes me want to visit it every year
Going to make this for my wife later this afternoon 🤩. Looks really good! Never in a million years would have thought of this mix so thank you.
You should try it with (aged) halloumi cheese too! It is a summer staple in Cyprus! As for the rinds, we make fruit preserves with them (similar to pickling, but preserved in syrup instead of vinegar). They become translucent, succulent and very delicious.
watermelon rind jam is the shit! I might just love it more than actual watermelon
So difficult to find outside Cyprus/Greece 😭
Let's not go overboard here.
@@WastrelWay You must be American, it's as good as feta
This is great, made a whole watermelon worth with a nice brick of feta and shredded fresh basil, 10/10. going to make more for husband's birthday this week.
I just made this replacing mint for basil. I diced the watermelon and used crumbled feta. Delicious!
Best summer combo, especially after being at the beach, Being greek living in australia, this used to be our go to light snack every 2nd day during the summer
My mom used to make this all the time with red onions and black olives as well
NetShaq and Kenji making a video starring watermelon in óne day!? Summer must truly be here!
My thoughts exactly, guess I gotta buy some watermelon
Isn't NetShaq the manchild who had a Patreon exclusive discord server to cyberstalk and mock Adam Ragusea even though they've never met?
@@milesedgeworth132netshaq also basically just reuploaded kenjis roast potato recipe without mentioning him
@@milesedgeworth132 he seems to go after a lot of youtubers for reasons that are confusing to me. i don't even really watch any of the people he goes after, but it's just weird vibes and his "reasons" for going after them are always like... petty, meaningless things.
@@myrimu9829There is no reason, genuinely. Other than it is funny to make fun of people sometimes. From Adam Ragusea's corner people were like "NetShaq keeps HARASSING Adam !" and then it is just like 4 visual gags in his videos and the discord making the mildest jokes at his expense.
NetShaq's online presence is marked with more memey, satirical and sarcastic flavors. Like Gen Z shit, but he's really tapped into it surprisingly in the least cringe way, like it comes to him naturally. This way of handling yourself really irks older people who are fans of people like Adam who takes himself mostly serious and Shaq making the mildest jokes about him sets them off hilariously hard. Like it seriously is not that deep.
Ha! A summer staple for decades. Sometimes I add olives but mainly just watermelon, feta, mint & EVOO. Love this dish.
Man it's cool to see one of my childhood delicacies, the watermelon feta sandwich (with occasional grape addition), in salad form. Must be even more refreshing.
I make this with shaved fennel and it's terrific. I make it every summer at least once.
Edit: I don't use mint in case anyone wants to know. I do make a simple dressing with olive oil and lemon juice.
Loved this salad, brings me back to the hot summer of “98 in Amsterdam when I ate this couple of times a week and was adicted to it. I used to sprinkle some pine nuts over it.
i've used a super simple vinaigrette and cracked black pepper and i like it, so i need to check it out using your instructions. cheers!
Kenji your description says the recipe is free on your patreon but the website actually requires payment to show it. I have no problem with that, I just wanted to let you know.
Delicious! I add kalamata olives to mine. Sooooo good 🤤
The hand is looking awesome! From cast to splint in no time!
You said don't add anything acidic. I was looking for a recipe with balsamic glaze. Word is that combo is amazing. May try this too, thanks
I make a salad with watermelon, tomatoes, lime juice, olive oil, salt and pepper, mint and feta. I make it all the time.
I'm ready for the Tom Scott-esque compilation of Kenji introducing himself and his various cooking locations!
I use cast iron skillets-pans to cook acidic foods without any problem at all, so long as you clean them soon after use.
I just made a version of this with lime juice olive oil dressing (and shallots). Didn’t care for it. This version sounds infinitely better!
God bless you and your family Kenji! Jesus loves you so much!
Shiso sounds perfect on this in place of the mint.
In Greece we just cut the watermelon into quarters, then cut the rind off, cut the flesh lengthwise and then into chunks, and eat it with a block of feta.
An oblong casserole is the most suitable design for the most uses.
them wombats, got no chill - all the best! 👍
Wild I was just talking to family about making a salad like this. Thanks!
Looks like a great summer snack!
108 this year, using a round-bottomed carbon steel wok for the past 90 years for 90% of my cooking, efficient-employ-energy.
Was just asking the kids what we should eat for dinner, and both replied with "I don't know", but now I do know.
Just hope I can find watermelon that's ripe and not insanely expensive 😀🥗
Cyan is 0ne of The Favorite colors of a Kimono and the cast iron casserole would be an eternal or an everlasting essential.
I recently tried a similar salad with this local cheese i bought from the farmers market and a few tortilla chips for a bit of crunch, it was wonderful :)
Kenji: "I shall get a boat, so I can better relate to the people."
Also Kenji: "Hey guys its Kenji, I'm on the boat. The kids are downstairs. You know, the stairs on the boat."
(/Just jokes, Kenji, its all love)
Awesome Kenji! Since the lemon had the sticker on, was it unwashed from the supermarket? Is that alright to zest? I scrub mine intensely, but have actually no idea if it is necessary
I add a little diced kiwi. Yum!
I also add tomatoes. 🍅
So great!
What knife is that? Looks sharp AF.
Also, that's a really pretty sky blue color on your nails.
The boutique I manage just started stocking that Karikari stuff, I'm not surprised you have it since they're based out of Seattle. How do you feel about it? We're looking to replace the Momofuku chili crunch with it on the shelves altogether.
It’s the best. So much better than the momofuku stuff. Not even close.
Looks tasty! Will add it to my recipes!
Hey, I remember reading online that swirls in a watermelon are indicative that it's underripe - do you know if this is true, or is it just nonsense? I'm getting mixed answers when trying to search for it online myself haha. Thank you! The salad looks great, and has inspired me to make some for myself later this week :D
That's always been my understanding, and experience! Kenji cut that open and I immediately thought wow that looks very underripe. Every watermeon I've had that looks like that has been borderline inedible! Am I crazy?
Nonsense.
Thanks for responding! Guess we’ve been mislead and/or unlucky!
@@JKenjiLopezAlt Thank you!
“Working quickly” 😂
What happened to your left hand? Cooking-related injury? Any lessons learned?
think it was an injury related to falling before, but I forget why
stairs or bike??, can’t remember:/
Some great post modern Greek food 👍
Looks great and keep thinking maybe Greek olives instead of flaky salt? Need to try
I make this but with rucola and pine nuts, covered in balsamic vinegar honey and lemon
I'd be the heathen who adds black pepper to this.
Kenji, where can I pick up a Food Hero shirt like you wear in the First We Feast video where you throw two differently salted patties at a tray?
Food Nerd. From Cotoon Bureau.
cottonbureau.com/p/V9SRQE/shirt/food-nerd#/3858672/tee-men-standard-tee-premium-heather-tri-blend-s
that's a lucky kiddo!
Sorry, but recipe on Patreon requires a paid membership to join and unlock. Just FYI…
I own Food Lab… maybe it’s in there?
We have a local taco place that puts pickled watermelon rinds in their tacos. It is very tasty.
take chunk of pickled watermelon rind. wrap in bacon. Bake, yum
Wow an old video from 3 years ago popped up and i just noticed how much weight you have lost, i hope it was intentional and just to keep yourself in shape, but you look good bro!
Kenji, how do YOU pick a good watermelon.
This looks great and I will make it!!!! Also, LOVE your nails!!!! Buuutttt…. What’s up with the tp on the counter?
Using cast iron skillets-pans for the past 60 years and using the same 0ld Chinese Chef IR0N Kitchen Knife for the past 60 years.
I was high on weed and really liked watermelon with turmeric combo
Fresh Tarragon would be a nice Herb too
Have to get some feta next week to make this
At 19, mom gave you a cash iron casserole. Mom knew that cash iron is The BEST metal for any kitchen. Mom's love.
Saruman actually did make a ring of power. It didn't go that well.
I swear I can smell the watermelon through the screen ... time to get some sleep.
Hope your hand is ok Kenji.
Iranians poor man's supper for hot summer nights. It's funny how fancy it's considered here, but in Iran, it would be an insult to serve it to your guests. Nevertheless, everyone loves it.
I made this for lunch. I thought it needed something and realized I forgot the olive oil. Also I need to find better feta.
I'm worried that at some point your kids are going to be over at a friends house for dinner and they'll be having hamburger helper and your kid will barf 😅
Not trying to call you snobby
Would nuts be good? Like some walnuts? I think it would.
Yes. I add balsamic glaze and walnuts/pecans. It’s delicious!
Make it with rucola and pine nuts. Also feta cheese, leave out the mint. Also balsamic vinegar, honey and lemon
@@t-banan Sounds good! Thanks for the suggestion
as a first gen immigrant i saw this at a a picnic a couple sundays ago and was like wtf is this
Stop filming dad and feed me🤣
Love that but being Greek I have never had this a salad in Greece. usually would be as a quick snack or light dinner that you want just fruit and eat a piece of feta with it.
Does the word salad mean something specific in Greece? As far as I know salad can be a light dinner or quick snack, no matter what it's made of. Is it that you wouldn't usually find this on the salad menu at a restaurant?
@@broshmosh there is no restaurant I have been to that sells watermelon salad, it could have watermelon inside but is not a greek thing. if we would have it at home (that is rare) it would be "watermelon with some feta". i can understand why people would call this greek because usually in the US anything with feta would be considered greek
Strange. I have had it multiple times in Greece and Cyprus. Where do you live?
@@JKenjiLopezAlt Its - at least for myself a Athens born Pelloponnesian a typical greek household afternoon - usually after-beach - snack. But dont mind us Greeks, unless it contains some type of lettuce or tomato we avoid calling it a salad lol. ( still gonna try that tbh , mint - what a banger never thought about it !! )
This a popular salad in Tel Aviv and in Egypt, but I too have never heard of it being served in Greece.
For a second there I thought you lost your two left fingers
From what I'm watching It's already too zesty Kenji lol. Jokes aside drizzle with pomegranate molasses for that extra tang and deep sweetness.
Bet that would be great with a plate of cold prawns at Christmas (Our Christmas is summer and our shrimps are prawns, don't give me any shit).
styrofoam 🤤
نون پنیر هندونه قدیمی. 😁👌
But where is Jamon!?
cool
Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand or Vietnam uses woks to cook acidic foods without any problem.
Man, that's one impatient kid
Did he say he was on a boat? What happened to your fingers?
yemin ediyorum agzinin tadini biliyorsun ha kenji :)
You should see the other guy
*JU. Kenji Lopez-Alt* Enjoying your content came over from Guga's channel. GOD Bless. (( New Sub! ))
Paaapaaa
first? looks amazing already
Wait… Hambone didn’t get non of it 😢
ay no kenji what happened to your hand. get well soon
🍉👀
...Well my toddler would eat the watermelon at least 🙃
This looks great, but I am a little surprised that you didn't wash the mint leaves.
maybe because he trusts that those mint leaves from his friend's garden are clean enough for him
Free Palestine
Hell yeah brother 👍
Good cook, but what's up with men painting the nails 💅 🤔
@@ryanheibel6455 maybe they want their hands to look nice.
@mikosz666 Men don't care about that.
bruh thats not a recipe
did your wife do your nails?
first
GAY
No one is making this. It's unpractical to eat and the flavors are off.
I'd have to disagree with your opinion, valid though it may be, because I've had this recipe several times. In the summer of '98 I took a brief 6 month trip to Amsterdam and suffice to say I had my fill of this recipe 🤣🤣. I would never say you can't make these comments, as I'm a fierce supporter of free speech, however I would caution you making blanket statements.
Love and peace to the world ✌️, rock on you crazy cowboys.
What? That's like a classic flavor combo
As a Greek, this is a common snack all around South Europe. Stick to your McNuggets 👍