Description
This Ultimate Watermelon Cucumber Salad is the perfect dish for hot summer days. It’s a refreshing and light salad that combines the sweetness of watermelon with the crispness of cucumbers, all tossed in a tangy dressing and topped with feta cheese and fresh mint.
Ingredients
Scale
Watermelon Cucumber Salad:
- 4 cups seedless watermelon (cubed)
- 2 cups cucumber (sliced into half-moons)
- 1/4 red onion (thinly sliced)
- 1/2 cup feta cheese (crumbled)
- 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves (chopped)
Dressing:
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1 tablespoon honey (optional)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Combine Ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, combine watermelon, cucumber, and red onion.
- Make Dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, lime juice, honey, salt, and black pepper until well blended.
- Toss Salad: Pour the dressing over the salad and toss gently to combine.
- Add Toppings: Sprinkle with feta cheese and fresh mint just before serving.
- Serve: Serve chilled for the most refreshing taste.
Notes
- For extra flavor, add a pinch of chili flakes for a spicy kick.
- You can prepare the dressing ahead of time, but combine it with the salad right before serving to keep the watermelon crisp.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad, Side Dish
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: Mediterranean, American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 110
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 12 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg
