This Watermelon Salad brings the unique flavors of crisp cucumber, salty feta cheese, sweet red onion, garden fresh mint and sun ripened sweet watermelon together in a lightly sweetened lime drizzle. Can you say fabulous summer salad?
Summer is almost here and with it comes lots and lots of awesome fruit and vegetable salads. This watermelon feta salad is perfect for your summer meal planning. Are you thinking that this combination of ingredients is a little different? The savory sweet combination is right on and the flavors really complement each other well. The salad comes together quickly and easily making it great for those last minute get-togethers and cookouts.
How do you make Watermelon Salad?
First cut all your watermelon, cucumbers and red onion and combine them in a large bowl. Then whisk together the olive oil, lime juice and honey. Drizzle in the dressing and toss gently to coat. Sprinkle with crumbled feta and fresh mint. I usually pick a wide white bowl so the colors in this beautiful salad really pop.
Helpful tips for making Watermelon Salad
- This salad is best prepared only a few hours in advance because watermelon and cucumbers are mostly water. If prepared too far in advance your whole salad will sitting in whole bowl of juice.
- Cut the watermelon into bite size 1-inch cubes.
- Seedless watermelon are the way to go. With that being said most watermelon grown are considered seedless. But seedless simply means that the seeds are white edible seeds like that of a cucumber.
- Lemon juice can be substituted for the lime juice.
- Sprinkle the mint and feta on right before serving.
- Both English cucumbers and regular cucumbers are fine for this salad. If using regular cucumbers remove the seeds before slicing.
- Fresh mint grows very well in gardens or flower beds. Every year our mint plant comes back in the spring however for great flavor and scent replace the plant every four years.
- Other fresh herbs that go great with this salad include fresh basil, thyme, and arugula.
How to tell if a watermelon is ripe
- Look for the ground spot. When a watermelon is ripe you will see a patch of yellow or white rind. This is the part of watermelon that was against the ground and it is an indicator that the melon was allowed to fully ripen in the field before being picked.
- The melon should fell heavy in your hands indicating a nice ripe juicy watermelon.
- Just like our grandparents taught us thump that baby with a knuckle and see if it makes a hallow low pitched deep sound like a drum.
- Nobody knows like your nose. Give it the old sniffer test and see if you can smell a slight sweetness. Too much sweetness might be an indication that it is over-ripe.
- Stay away from melons with soft spot or cracks. This would an indication of being over-ripe and spoilage.
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Watermelon Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 5 cups watermelon cubes
- 1 cup diced English cucumber
- 1/4 cup chopped red onion
- 1/3 cup crumbled feta
- 3 tablespoons fresh mint leaves or mint ribbons
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Whisk together the olive oil, lime juice and honey.
- In a large bowl combine watermelon, cucumber and red onion.
- Drizzle in the dressing and toss gently to coat. Sprinkle with feta and mint. Salt and pepper to taste.
Notes
- This salad is best prepared only a few hours in advance because watermelon and cucumbers are mostly water. If prepared too far in advance your whole salad will sitting in whole bowl of juice.
- Cut the watermelon into bite size 1-inch cubes.
- Seedless watermelon are the way to go. With that being said most watermelon grown are considered seedless. But seedless simply means that the seeds are white edible seeds like that of a cucumber.
- Lemon juice can be substituted for the lime juice.
- Sprinkle the mint and feta on right before serving.
- Both English cucumbers and regular cucumbers are fine for this salad. If using regular cucumbers remove the seeds before slicing.
- Fresh mint grows very well in gardens or flower beds. Every year our mint plant comes back in the spring however for great flavor and scent replace the plant every four years.
- Other fresh herbs that go great with this salad include fresh basil, thyme, and arugula.
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Heidy M
This Watermelon Salad was so refreshing and tasted so delish I wish I had made more of it. Total winning recipe with the family and our friends. Yum’d
Noelle
This would be perfect for the fourth! All my favs, thank you!
Lizet
Delicious! I tried it the other day before making it for our picnic. Oh! It’s so good. Fresh, filling. Love how the lime flavor pairs well with the watermelon. Just delicious!
Cindy
My kiddos and I made this together! We have been spending a lot more time in the kitchen lately and its so fun. They really enjoyed making this recipe but they enjoyed eating it even more! Thanks for this delish creation, we are adding it to our “make again” list!!
Laura Reese
This salad is delicious. The sweet and savory work so well together. I will be making this over and over all summer!
katerina @ diethood.com
My family would LOVE this! It looks incredibly delicious!