Watermelon Salad

 The combination of the incredible sweet watermelon, crumbled feta cheese, and fresh herbs might seem simple but will taste just like summer.

This potluck-friendly watermelon side dish is equally delicious as lunch, and this recipe might be your new favorite way to enjoy this uber-popular summertime fruit.  

Why you will love this Watermelon Salad

Sweet & Salty Side Dish Recipe – Typically paired with BBQ, the flavorful lemon and mint paired with tart and rich feta cheese are a playful balance that will be the talk of the picnic. 

Fresh Summer Fruit – Watermelon is highly known for its refreshing taste. Perfectly juicy, a beautiful color, and readily available in the summer, this fresh summer fruit is one of the most well-known and well-loved ingredients. 

Our thoughts on this viral watermelon and cucumber salad recipe. 

Feta + Watermelon + Mint is always delicious. But this salad is next-level flavor!

I don’t know what it was, but the lemon and basil just added a good flavor, kind of a little sweet. It was interesting and good.

Salad Ingredients:

• Seedless watermelon, rind removed and cubed – I used half of a large, juicy watermelon for this. I think you could get away with making it with a whole “personal” watermelon, too.
• crisp cucumbers
• feta cheese
• extra virgin olive oil
• lemon
• fresh mint leaves
• fresh basil

How to make Watermelon Feta Salad

1. Place ripe watermelon cubes, chopped English cucumbers, and salty feta cheese into a large bowl and mix well.
2. In a separate, smaller bowl, combine olive oil, lemon zest, lemon juice, mint, and basil and whisk well.
3. Pour over the fresh watermelon and crunchy cucumber mixture and mix well to evenly coat.
4. Serve this refreshing salad immediately or cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Summer Salad Tips

Use a melon baller over cubed watermelon for a perfect side dish. Melon ballers work perfectly in a variety of other sweet melon fruits like cantaloupe and honeydew, and combing all these fruits together in one refreshing watermelon salad can be a great way to cool down on a hot summer day. 

Not a fan of feta cheese but still want to enjoy the perfect summer salad with watermelon? Try changing out Greek feta cheese for rich but tame goat cheese. 

Turn fresh watermelon cubes into grilled watermelon before adding to salad. 

You can cook the watermelon rinds too! 

Related Summer Side Dishes

• Another gorgeous and guilt-free refreshing summer salad is our papaya and strawberry salad recipe. 
• Absolutely a gathering and poolside icon, this fiesta corn salad recipe is one of the summer favorites around here. 

• Creamy grape salad with Greek Yogurt is a time-honored recipe tradition in summer cookouts. 
• A salad or a salsa, our Strawberry Caprese Salad Recipe is one we have been enjoying as a summer meal for more than eight years. If you love switching up classic Caprese salad recipes to something more unique, also try Peach Caprese Salad. 
• Lastly, our trio of “must-have recipes for summer” ends with an old-fashioned macaroni salad recipe, southern potato salad with bacon, and fan favorite recipe pea salad with red onions and cheese!