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🍽️ Watermelon and Pecorino Towers with Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
585 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 600 g watermelon
- 300 g Pecorino (1 piece)
- 100 g pumpkin seeds
- 4 tbsp pumpkin seed oil
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- salt
- pepper
- 3 sprigs parsley
Instructions
- 1. Peel the watermelon and remove the seeds.
- 2. Cut the flesh into thin slices with a diameter of about 6 centimeters.
- 3. Cut the Pecorino cheese into thin slices or shave it thinly.
- 4. Heat a frying pan over medium heat.
- 5. Roast the pumpkin seeds in the pan for 3 minutes without adding any fat.
- 6. Remove the seeds from the pan and let them cool on a plate.
- 7. Mix pumpkin seed oil with lemon juice in a small bowl.
- 8. Season the mixture generously with salt and pepper to taste.
- 9. Wash the parsley and shake it dry.
- 10. Pluck the fresh parsley leaves from the stems.
- 11. Stack slices of watermelon and Pecorino alternately to form four small towers.
- 12. Place the towers on four individual plates.
- 13. Garnish the towers with the fresh parsley leaves.
- 14. Sprinkle the cooled pumpkin seeds over the towers.
- 15. Drizzle the dish with the prepared vinaigrette just before serving.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 585
- Protein: 33 g · Fett/Fat: 45 g · Carbs: 13 g