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Surprise your Valentine with this adorable Love Letter Salad with cherry tomatoes, red onion, feta, and basil.

A plate with sliced cherry tomatoes, feta cheese shaped like an envelope with a red heart, chopped onions, and basil leaves sits next to a cutting board with tomatoes and basil.
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 Serve it as a fun starter or a side salad, and try it with watermelon and mint, too.

A plate with cherry tomato slices, chopped red onions, and basil leaves arranged around a block of white cheese decorated like an envelope, topped with a red heart-shaped piece of vegetable—perfect for health-conscious bites.
Servings: 5 people

Love Letter Salad

Valentine's Day salad made with cherry tomatoes and red onion, topped with feta shaped like a love letter.
Prep: 25 minutes
Cook: 0 minutes
Total: 25 minutes
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Ingredients 

Salad

  • 200 grams feta
  • 250 grams cherry tomatoes
  • 1 red pepper, small
  • 1 red onion, small
  • fresh basil leaves, to garnish

Dressing

  • 5 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • sea salt, to taste
  • pepper, to taste

Instructions 

  • Place the block of feta in the center of your serving plate.
  • Cut out the feta at a slant using a sharp knife to resemble an envelope.
  • Halve the tomatoes.
  • Arrange the tomatoes around the cheese.
  • Cover with finely chopped red onion.
  • Mix together the ingredients for the dressing: olive oil, white wine vinegar, honey, sea salt and pepper.
  • Pour the dressing on top of the tomatoes and red onion.
  • Slice the red pepper and use the heart cutter to make a heart.
  • Place the heart on the center of the feta envelope.
  • Top with basil leaves and serve.

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Nutrition

Calories: 268kcal, Carbohydrates: 11g, Protein: 7g, Fat: 23g, Saturated Fat: 7g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 12g, Cholesterol: 36mg, Sodium: 465mg, Potassium: 222mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 7g, Vitamin A: 1159IU, Vitamin C: 44mg, Calcium: 210mg, Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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