Watermelon Feta Salad Recipe (With Mint Leaves)
This sweet, salty, refreshing Watermelon and Feta Salad with Mint is a perfect summer salad for backyard parties or BBQs. Make it using my easy recipe.
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 6 cups cubed seedless watermelon chilled
- ¼ cup feta cheese
For The Dressing
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
- ½ teaspoon lime zest
- ½ teaspoon salt or to taste
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ¼ cup chopped mint leaves
Instructions
- To make the dressing, stir together extra virgin olive oil, lime juice, lime zest, salt, freshly ground black pepper, and mint leaves in a small bowl.
- Add the watermelon cubes to a large bowl.
- Pour the dressing over the watermelon and toss everything well.
- Transfer the salad to the serving plate and top with crumbled feta. Serve immediately.
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Notes
If you don’t have access to seedless watermelon, try removing as many large seeds as possible.
To make the salad fancier, you can use a melon baller and make balls from the flesh instead of cutting it into cubes.
Nutrition
Calories: 127kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 400mg | Potassium: 274mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 1342IU | Vitamin C: 21mg | Calcium: 65mg | Iron: 1mg
