This Watermelon, Cucumber and Feta Salad is brilliant, refreshing and the right summer season facet dish! Easy to throw collectively and drizzled with probably the most scrumptious honey lime dressing!
I like a superb summer season salad and this one is critically SO refreshing! Juicy, candy watermelon tossed with crisp cucumbers, leafy arugula and creamy feta cheese all drizzled with a scrumptious honey lime French dressing…sure this salad is EVERYTHING. I imply watermelon and feta had been simply made to go collectively, am I proper?? All my favourite components in a single bowl!
Not solely is that this salad actually easy to make, however it’s such a crowdpleaser and appears stunning with any summer season unfold. Excellent for cookouts, picnics, pool days and even as a enjoyable snack! A lot-needed on a scorching summer season day and I promise this salad doesn’t disappoint!
Components You will Want
- Watermelon – that is the star of the recipe so make sure that your watermelon is good and ripe! I lower my watermelon into 1-inch cubes
- Cucumbers – I used and English cucumbers as they are typically much less watery and have a greater crunch, mini cucumbers work nice too!
- crimson onions – make sure that to thinly slice your crimson onion so it would not over-power the salad
- Arugula – the peppery arugula not solely helps bulk up this salad, however provides a contact of vitamin and tastes nice with all these flavors
- Feta cheese – the saltiness in feta cheese properly balances out the candy watermelon. I used crumbled feta, however you may additionally slice it into cubes for a unique presentation
- Contemporary mint leaves – contemporary basil would additionally style nice on this salad
- Honey lime dressing – see the recipe beneath!
Different Scrumptious Additions
- Nuts or seeds
- Sliced avocado for added creaminess
- Different fruit comparable to strawberries or blueberries
- Added protein like prosciutto or chickpeas
Honey Lime Dressing
Each good salad wants a high quality dressing and this one is brilliant, citrusy and simply ties in all these scrumptious flavors when tossed with the watermelon, cucumbers and feta! Here is what you will want:
- Olive oil -I like to make use of a superb olive oil that does not should be costly, simply make sure that it is cold-pressed and natural for probably the most taste (in my view)
- Purple wine vinegar – this provides a pleasant zippy taste that goes excellent with the olive oil and lime juice
- lime juice – at all times use contemporary squeezed lime juice and you may additionally use a lemon for a unique taste!
- Honey – provides the right contact of sweetness, be happy to make use of maple syrup if vegan
- Salt and pepper
Extra Summer season Salads You will Love
Hope you all get pleasure from this Watermelon, Cucumber and Feta Salad and in the event you love this recipe as a lot as we do, please go away me a five-star ranking beneath and remember to tag me on Instagram utilizing the hashtag #eatyourselfskinny! I like seeing all of your scrumptious recreations!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Whole Time: 15 minutes
Components
For the salads:
- 4 cups watermelon, lower into 1/2-inch cubes
- 3 cups child arugula
- 1 English cucumber, chopped
- 1/2 cup crimson onions, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled
- 1/4 cup contemporary mint leaves, chopped
For the dressings:
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 3 Tbsp crimson wine vinegar
- Juice of 1 lime
- 2 tsp honey
- Salt and pepper, to style
Directions
- In a small bowl or jar, whisk collectively olive oil, crimson wine vinegar, lime juice, honey and salt/pepper till clean and mixed. Retailer within the fridge till able to toss with the salad.
- Mix watermelon, arugula, cucumber, crimson onion, feta cheese and mint leaves in a big bowl and drizzle with honey lime dressing.
- Gently combine the salad till all mixed and season with extra salt or pepper, as wanted. Serve and revel in!
Diet Info:
- Serving Measurement: 1 cup
- Energy: 96
- Sugars: 7.3 g
- Sodium: 149.6 mg
- Fat: 5.6 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.9 g
- Carbohydrates: 10.3 g
- Fibers: 0.6 g
- Proteins: 2.3 g
* Please notice that each one vitamin info are simply estimates. Values will range amongst manufacturers, so we encourage you to calculate these by yourself for many correct outcomes.