Watermelon Salad with Cucumber, Feta and Mint
National Watermelon Promotion Board
Refreshing, sweet and savoury. Try this crowd-pleasing, six-ingredient watermelon salad from Vancouver blogger Samantha who runs My Kitchen Love! Samantha has three young daughters and her mission is to “make everyday family meals extraordinary”
Ingredients
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1mini seedless watermelon, rind removed and chopped into 1 inch (2.5 cm) cubes
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1medium long English cucumber, thinly sliced
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½ cup(75 g) feta cheese, crumbled
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1 tbsp(15 mL) fresh lime juice*
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1 tbsp(15 mL) olive oil
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½ tsp(2 mL) kosher salt
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2 tbsp(30 mL) chopped fresh mint**
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Instructions
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Add watermelon and cucumber to a large bowl or serving dish. Toss to combine.
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Top with feta and drizzle with lime juice and olive oil. Season with salt and garnish with mint.
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Serve immediately or placed covered in refrigerator for up to 2 hours (any longer and the watermelon will release too much liquid).
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Notes
Tips
*Don’t have any limes in the fridge? Lemons work here too. We prefer watermelon and lime together, but don’t let 1 tbsp (15 mL) of lime juice hold you back.
**Dill is a wonderful replacement if you don’t have any mint or your family doesn’t like it.