This refreshing Watermelon Salad is brimming with sliced sweet watermelon, cucumber, feta cheese, red onions, and mint leaves all tossed in a simple yet unusually good sweet, tangy, and spicy dressing. A mouth-watering summer salad that will impress anybody!
1 cup (25g) coarsely chopped mint leaves, some whole for garnish
Watermelon Salad Dressing
3 tablespoon s(42ml) extra-virgin olive oil
3tablespoons (45ml) fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoon s(30ml) red vinegar
1tablespoon (15ml) lime juice
¼ -½teaspoon (0.5g-1g) cayenne pepper
1tablespoon (18g) honey
½teaspoon(2.5g) hot sauce
salt to taste
½teaspoon(1g) freshly ground pepper
Instructions
Start by cutting off both ends of the watermelon. Then slice watermelon into half and cut in slices.
Place each slice on the cutting board. Then cut out the skin of the watermelon slices, as you cut it out rotate the slice. Be sure to cut out all the white part. Cut it into cubes and place in a large bowl.
In a small mixing bowl, whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, red vinegar, lime juice, cayenne, honey, hot sauce, salt, and pepper.
In a large bowl, combine watermelon, cucumber, feta, onion, and chopped mint. Toss with dressing.
Garnish with mint. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Notes
Don’t like the spice? Skip the hot sauce and cayenne pepper. It will still be delicious. (See the FAQ Watermelon Salad Variations in the blog post for more.)
Substitute Feta Cheese with Queso Blanco or even Goat Cheese.
No red vinegar? Swap it with Apple Cider Vinegar or Balsamic Vinegar.
You can enjoy this salad EVEN WITHOUT the dressing. HOWEVER, the salad dressing actually brings all the flavors together.
To make this in advance, make this salad completely the night ahead and store it in the fridge. Or just add the mint and feta cheese on the day of serving.
See my How To Pick a Watermelon guide if you need clever tips on how to pick the best watermelon for your salad or smoothies.