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watermelon salad with feta.

Watermelon salad with feta cheese (easy summer salad recipe)

Crissy
Come summertime, this watermelon salad with feta cheese recipe is the ultimate summer salad crowd-pleaser. Cool refreshing chunks of watermelon, crisp cucumber and a little heat from some sliced red onion complement the tangy dressing — and the feta cheese and black olives add some delicious saltiness to the salad.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Appetizer, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine Healthy, Mediterranean, Salad, Vegetarian
Servings 4 side
Calories 203 kcal

Equipment

  • Whisk
  • Small bowl
  • Chopping board
  • Sharp knife
  • Large plate or platter

Ingredients
  

Salad dressing

  • 2 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons of lemon juice around 1 lemon
  • 1 tablespoon of sherry vinegar
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • ½ teaspoon of salt

For the salad

  • 5 cups of watermelon skin removed and cubed (around ¼ of a 10 inch watermelon)
  • 1 cup of cucumber diced
  • ½ red onion sliced fine
  • ½ cup of diced and crumbled feta cheese
  • ½ cup of black olives without seeds, sliced
  • ⅓ cup of basil leaves
  • Sea salt
  • Cracked black pepper

Instructions
 

Step 1 - Prepare the salad dressing

  • In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, sherry vinegar, garlic, and salt.
    2 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil, 3 tablespoons of lemon juice, 1 tablespoon of sherry vinegar, 1 garlic clove, ½ teaspoon of salt
    salad dressing whisked in a small bowl.

Step 2 - Prepare the salad

  • Arrange the cubed watermelon, cucumber, and sliced red onion on a large plate or platter.
    5 cups of watermelon, 1 cup of cucumber, ½ red onion
    watermelon, cucumber, and red onion on a large plate.
  • Sprinkle some feta and sliced black olives on top.
    ½ cup of diced and crumbled feta cheese, ½ cup of black olives
    black olive and feta cheese are added to a plate of watermelon salad.
  • Tear up the basil leaves and sprinkle on top and then drizzle with the salad dressing and some cracked black pepper (and salt, optional) right before serving.
    ⅓ cup of basil leaves, Sea salt, Cracked black pepper
    watermelon salad with feta.

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Notes

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4
Amount per serving
  
Calories
 203
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13.1g
 17%
Saturated Fat 4.2g
 21%
Cholesterol 17mg
 6%
Sodium 710mg
 31%
Total Carbohydrate 20.5g
 7%
Dietary Fiber 2.2g
 8%
Total Sugars 13.8g
  
Protein 4.5g
  
Vitamin D 0mcg
 0%
Calcium 137mg
 11%
Iron 1mg
 8%
Potassium 312mg
 7%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calorie a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Keyword cucmber, extra virgin olive oil, Feta cheese, Red onion, Salad, salad dressing, Watermelon