Watermelon Salad with Feta is the recipe that Teresa makes every summer gathering and every outdoor dinner when she wants to put the most completely stunning and most genuinely vibrant and most refreshingly beautiful salad on the table that requires absolutely no cooking, only fifteen minutes of the most simple chopping and whisking, and delivers the most extraordinary combination of contrasting flavors and textures that makes every person at the table reach for a second serving before the first is even finished.
She cubes the most ripe and most deeply sweet seedless watermelon into beautiful generous bite-sized pieces, dices the cucumber into the most satisfying crisp and cool pieces, chops the red onion as finely as possible so its flavor is present without being overpowering, combines everything in the most beautiful large bowl with the most generously crumbled salty feta and the most fragrant and most vibrantly chopped fresh mint leaves, then whisks together the most simple and most perfectly balanced dressing of olive oil and fresh lemon juice and salt and pepper and drizzles it over the entire gorgeous medley for the most completely extraordinary and most deeply Mediterranean summer salad imaginable.
Watermelon Salad with Feta is the most easy and deeply refreshing 15-minute Mediterranean summer side dish made with cubed watermelon crumbled feta diced cucumber chopped red onion fresh mint and a lemon olive oil dressing whisked together and tossed gently. Come follow us on Pinterest where we share beautiful salad recipes and easy summer side dish favorites from our kitchen every single week.
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Why You Will Love This Watermelon Salad with Feta Recipe
This Watermelon Salad with Feta recipe is the most completely effortless and most genuinely beautiful summer salad that is assembled in fifteen minutes, requires no cooking of any kind, uses only the most simple and most easily sourced ingredients, and produces the most stunning visual presentation of vibrant pink watermelon and brilliant white feta and deep green cucumber and mint that looks like the most extraordinary Mediterranean restaurant salad while being one of the most simple preparations possible.
The flavor combination in this watermelon salad with feta is one of the most completely extraordinary and most genuinely surprising pairings in the entire summer recipe collection. The most naturally sweet and most cooling watermelon against the most sharp and most assertively salty feta produces a contrast so completely compelling and so deeply satisfying that it has been one of the most beloved summer flavor combinations throughout the entire Mediterranean culinary tradition for generations. Our Lemon Pasta makes a beautifully equally Mediterranean and equally summer-refreshing companion for a complete and wonderful summer Mediterranean collection.
Ingredients Needed for This Watermelon Salad with Feta Recipe
- 4 cups Watermelon, cubed into generous bite-sized pieces
- 1 cup Feta Cheese, crumbled
- 1 cup Cucumber, diced
- ½ cup Red Onion, finely chopped
- ¼ cup Fresh Mint Leaves, chopped
- 3 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 2 tbsp Fresh Lemon Juice
- Salt, to taste
- Black Pepper, to taste
How to Make This Watermelon Salad with Feta Recipe
Begin by cutting the watermelon into generous bite-sized cubes, ensuring to remove the rind completely so every cube is pure juicy sweet flesh. Keeping the cubes generously sized rather than too small provides the most satisfying texture in every individual bite and prevents the salad from becoming a muddled and indistinct mixture.
Dice the cucumber into small pieces that complement rather than compete with the larger watermelon cubes for the most beautifully proportioned and most visually appealing composition throughout, cara mia. Finely chop the red onion into the smallest possible pieces so its flavor contributes most subtly without any single bite being dominated by raw onion sharpness.
In a large and beautiful bowl, combine the cubed watermelon, diced cucumber, and finely chopped red onion. Add the crumbled feta cheese and the chopped fresh mint leaves. The colors together create the most beautifully vibrant and most genuinely Mediterranean visual medley.
In a small separate bowl, whisk together the olive oil, fresh lemon juice, salt, and black pepper until completely combined and emulsified into the most beautifully balanced and most simple Mediterranean dressing.
Drizzle the prepared dressing over the salad, taking time to ensure every piece of watermelon and every crumble of feta receives some dressing. Toss gently to combine — the most gentle tossing technique is essential to keep the watermelon cubes most beautifully intact and prevent the feta from breaking into too-fine crumbles. Serve immediately or refrigerate for 30 minutes for an even colder presentation.
How to Serve This Watermelon Salad with Feta Recipe
Serve immediately after dressing for the most completely vibrant and most beautifully fresh watermelon feta salad at its most crisp and most texturally perfect eating moment, or refrigerate for thirty minutes for an even more deeply chilled and most refreshingly cold summer salad experience.
Present in the most beautiful wide serving bowl for the most stunning and most completely show-stopping summer table centerpiece that immediately and completely captures every guest’s attention. This salad pairs most beautifully with grilled chicken, shrimp skewers, or our Chili Lime Chicken for the most completely Mediterranean-inspired summer dinner.
How to Store This Watermelon Salad with Feta Recipe
This watermelon salad with feta is best enjoyed fresh on the day of assembly for the most beautifully crisp and most vibrantly textured result. Store leftover undressed salad in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. Add dressing only immediately before serving. Do not freeze as the watermelon and vegetables lose all crispness when frozen and thawed.
Tips to Make This Watermelon Salad with Feta Recipe
Do not add the dressing too early before serving. Adding dressing more than 15 to 20 minutes before serving causes the watermelon to release its juice into the dressing, diluting the most beautifully balanced lemon olive oil emulsion and creating a pooling liquid that makes the salad soggy rather than the most beautifully fresh and most properly textured result.
Cut the watermelon into generously large rather than small pieces. Larger watermelon cubes provide the most satisfying individual bite, maintain the most beautiful visual presence in the bowl, and hold their shape most effectively when tossed with the dressing. Very small watermelon pieces break apart during tossing and produce a less beautiful and less texturally satisfying salad.
Helpful Notes for This Watermelon Salad with Feta Recipe
Choose the most perfectly ripe watermelon for the most extraordinary finished salad. A ripe watermelon has a deep creamy yellow spot on the underside where it rested on the ground during vine ripening, feels heavy for its size indicating the most water-dense and most juicy interior, and has a dull rather than shiny skin. Avoid watermelons with dark bruises or dents which can indicate overripeness or damage.
Goat cheese can substitute for feta for a slightly less sharp and most beautifully creamy-flavored tangy component. Fresh basil can substitute for mint for the most beautifully different and most Italian-inspired Mediterranean watermelon salad variation.
Variation of This Watermelon Salad with Feta Recipe
Maria made a version adding half a diced avocado for the most beautifully creamy and most deeply satisfying richness alongside the refreshing watermelon and the salty feta. Teresa tried using balsamic vinegar in place of lemon juice for the most beautifully complex and most deeply sophisticated sweeter dressing that created an equally extraordinary salad.
For an arugula watermelon version, add two large handfuls of fresh peppery arugula to the salad alongside the other ingredients for the most beautifully complex and most deeply sophisticated peppery and sweet watermelon feta arugula combination. Our Strawberry Crunch Salad makes a beautifully equally vibrant and equally summer-fresh companion for a complete and wonderful summer salad collection.
FAQs About This Watermelon Salad with Feta Recipe
How do I prevent the salad from becoming soggy?
Add the lemon olive oil dressing immediately before serving rather than in advance. The watermelon releases its juice when it comes into contact with the acidity of the lemon juice, and over time this released juice dilutes the dressing and creates a pooling liquid that makes the salad soggy. Tossing gently and serving within 15 minutes of dressing produces the most beautifully fresh and most properly textured result.
Can I make this watermelon salad in advance?
Yes, with modifications. The salad components — watermelon, cucumber, red onion, feta, and mint — can be prepared and combined up to 4 hours in advance and refrigerated covered without dressing. Store the whisked dressing separately in the refrigerator. Toss everything together only in the 15 minutes immediately before serving for the most beautiful and most texturally perfect result.
What is the best feta cheese for this salad?
Block feta cheese packed in brine produces the most beautifully creamy and most properly salty and most richly flavored result for this watermelon salad. Block feta crumbled by hand into generous irregular pieces provides the most beautifully varied texture and the most deeply flavorful feta presence in every bite. Pre-crumbled feta from a container is more convenient but often drier and less flavorful than fresh block feta.
Conclusion
This Watermelon Salad with Feta is the most completely stunning and most deeply refreshing Mediterranean summer side dish that makes every outdoor gathering and every summer dinner feel genuinely and completely extraordinary through the most vibrantly sweet watermelon and the most boldly salty creamy feta and the most fragrant fresh mint and the most perfectly balanced lemon olive oil dressing in every single colorful and completely irresistible watermelon feta salad bite. We hope it brings the same deeply joyful Mediterranean summer and the same completely delighted table to your kitchen that it has always brought to ours. Make it, share it, and come back to tell us all about it. With all our love, Maria, Lucia, and Teresa
Watermelon Salad with Feta The Most Easy Mediterranean Refreshing Summer Side Dish You Will Make
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 4 to 6 servings 1x
Description
The most easy and refreshing Watermelon Salad with Feta made in 15 minutes by cutting 4 cups seedless watermelon into generous bite-sized cubes dicing 1 cup cucumber finely chopping 1/2 cup red onion combining in large bowl with 1 cup crumbled feta and 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint then whisking 3 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice salt and pepper until emulsified drizzling over salad and tossing gently to combine without breaking watermelon cubes serving immediately or chilling 30 minutes. A completely perfect Mediterranean summer salad recipe.
Ingredients
4 cups Watermelon cubed into generous bite-sized pieces
1 cup Feta Cheese crumbled
1 cup Cucumber diced
1/2 cup Red Onion finely chopped
1/4 cup Fresh Mint Leaves chopped
3 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 tbsp Fresh Lemon Juice
Salt to taste
Black Pepper to taste
Instructions
1. Cut watermelon into generous bite-sized cubes removing rind completely.
2. Dice cucumber into small pieces.
3. Finely chop red onion into smallest possible pieces.
4. Combine watermelon, cucumber, and red onion in large bowl.
5. Add crumbled feta and chopped fresh mint.
6. Whisk olive oil, fresh lemon juice, salt, and pepper in small bowl until combined.
7. Drizzle dressing over salad ensuring every piece receives some dressing.
8. Toss very gently to combine keeping watermelon cubes intact.
9. Serve immediately or refrigerate 30 minutes for colder presentation.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad, Side Dish, Summer
- Method: No Cook
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
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