Watermelon Feta Salad

Watermelon Feta Salad is a refreshing summer salad made with sweet juicy cubes of watermelon, salty crumbled feta cheese in lemon and herb dressing.

A perfect salad with Watermelon for your potlucks, barbeque parties. It is fuss free salad that you can serve with your meals or have it just like that on a hot summer afternoon.

About the Recipe

Watermelon is everyone's one of the favourite summer fruit. You can make smoothies, mocktails, lemonds and add it to salads other than just having it on it's own.

On a hot summer afternoon I love to have watermelon. A sprinkle of chaat masala adds to the flavour and taste. It is a perfect fruit for harsh Indian Summers. So light, filling and refreshing.

If we talk about salads with watermelon. My favourite go to salad with Watermelon is this colorful Watermelon Feta Salad with simple zesty lemon mint and basil dressing.

Why you will love this Watermelon Feta Salad

Salad with combination of watermelon and feta may sound an unusual combination. But, trust me it's one of the easiest salad to make and at the same time tastes so delicious and refreshing.

Whenever I make this, even the kids join in and sometimes we finish the bowl clean in minutes.

It takes only 10 mins to make this colorful bright salad. Other than a good quality Feta you don't need any fancy ingredients.

Benefits of Watermelon and Feta

Watermelon has high water content and it is loaded with health friendly nutrients. It has zero calorie and is perfect for weight watchers and those on diet management.

Feta cheese is made with goat's or sheep's milk and has many health friendly nutrients like calcium, vitamins and other minerals. It is good source of probiotics and supports gut health. Like watermelon it may help in weight management.

It is high in sodium so it is better to have Feta cheese in moderation.

Ingredients to make Watermelon Feta Salad

We need just 5 ingredients to make this colorful summer salad.

Watermelon- Choose seedless watermelon or take out the seeds. Red bright juicy firm watermelon is the best to use in salad. Cut watermelon in small cubes.

Feta Cheese- A good quality feta cheese made with goat or sheep's milk. It should be creamy and crumbly with a sharp salty tang.

Herbs- The most popular choice for herb in this salad is mint. But you can add basil also. I love to add a combination of fresh basil and mint.

Dressing- For the zesty lemon dressing we need juice of 1 lemon, EVVO, and fresh herbs. I usually don't add honey/sweetener. you may add 1 tsp any sweetener.

Variations of Watermelon and Feta Salad

Add more elements to the salad for more elements and flavours.

• Chopped red onions for sharp flavours
• Cucumber for cool and more crunch.
• Avocado to add a bit of creaminess. It goes so well with watermelon and lemon dressing.
• Bit of chilli flakes or Aleppo Pepper s for a bit of heat if you want.
• Try some other citrus dressing like I have used in this Fresh Fruit Salad with Orange dressing.

How to choose Watermelon for the Salad

• Watermelon should be heavy as compared to it's size. It will have more water content and will be more juicy.
• A naturally ripened watermelon has yellow spot or field spot.
• Tap the melon it should give a deep sound. Though it may take some practice to get the sound right. A hollow sound indicates dry and less juicy melon.

How to make Watermelon Feta Salad

• Make dressing with extra virgin olive oil,lemon juice, balsamic vinegar and salt.
• Take cubes in a salad bowl or mixing bowl.
• Roughly tear the mint and basil leaves.
• Add dressing to watermelon cubes.
• Lightly mix it.
• Add crumbled feta cheese, give a light toss and serve chilled.

Tips to make best Watermelon Feta Salad

• Try to use seedless watermelon or take out seeds. It won't be a pleasant experience biting into the seeds.
• Use chilled watermelon or cube the meon and use it chilled.
• Also, chill the salad before serving. Do not keep it for long before serving. Add dressing half an hour before serving as fresh basil/mint may blacken when kept for long.

Frequently Asked Questions

More recipes with Watermelon and other Summer Salads and Smoothies/Juices from the blog

Watermelon and Berry Smoothie, Fresh Fruit Salad with Orange Dressing, Dilli style Fruit Chaat Recipe, Fresh Peach Salsa, Avocado Mango and Black Bean Salsa

Watermelon Mint Cooler, Melon and Basil Agua Frescas, Virgin Litchi Mojito, Green Apple Jal Jeera, Lemon Basil Shikanji and many more.

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