Sweet watermelon and salty feta create a refreshingly easy summer salad topped with a lime-y basil oil vinaigrette, fresh herbs and spices to take it over the top!
Why this Recipe Works
- Quick & refreshingly easy to make!
- Sweet watermelon & salty feta is a match made in heaven!
- Deliciously fragrant vinaigrette! Thanks so the basil oil and lime zest!
- Eat no more boring salads! Crunchy watermelon, tangy feta, savory fresh herbs and spices ensure we’ll have all sorts of interesting flavors and textures!
Summer at its very best! Very few seasonal ingredients combine together to create a dish that’s much greater than the sum of its parts!
Basil Oil
La Tourangelle basil oil is infused with the fresh flavor of young basil. The vinaigrette is made in a matter of minutes and the aromatic, herb-infused oil greatly deepens its complexity!
How to make this Cucumber & Watermelon Salad
Cube watermelon. Cube or crumble feta. Prep herbs. Make vinaigrette. Toss all. Tope with fresh herbs and spices. YUM!
Cooks Tips
- Don’t buy pre-crumbled feta! Blocks are much more flavorful and its truly just marginally more work to crumble ourselves.
- Choose your watermelon wisely! They should feel heavy for their size. And tap the underbelly. If it’s ripe, it will sound deep and hollow! We don’t have any dull sounding watermelons.
- This salad is best enjoyed served immediately! However, leftovers will keep in the fridge for a day.
Stoked on more summer salad recipes? I got YOU with LOTS! Check out my:
- Summer Salad Ideas
- Strawberry Burrata Panzanella with Basil and Little Gems
- Stone Fruit & Crispy Prosciutto Salad
- Stone Fruit Salad with Burrata
- Caramelized Fig Salad with with Prosciutto and Blue Cheese
- Plum & Cucumber Salad with Roasted Ginger Vinaigrette
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Watermelon & Feta Salad
Ingredients
- 2.5-3 pound watermelon
- 8 oz feta
- 3 tablespoons basil oil
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 teaspoon lime zest
- 2 teaspoons honey
- kosher salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon fresh herbs, such as mint, basil and thyme cut or torn into small pieces
- 1 teaspoon za'atar and or sumac optional
Instructions
- Cut watermlon into bite sized cubes.
- Cut feta into bite sized cubes.
- Whisk together basil oil, lime juice and zest, honey, salt and pepper.
- Toss watermelon and feta with dressing and arrange on a serving plate or bowl.
- Top with fresh herbs and spices.
A wonderful and fresh summer salad! We all enjoyed this recipe and it was very easy to make. Pinning it for future gatherings!
Such sweet music to my ears Eden!!! Really cant thank ya enough for the feedback and super stoked to hear you all enjoyed it :)!
For years I’ve thought that I didn’t like feta, but having recently tried it in a salad and loved it, I’m definitely more open to trying it in things. I even have feta and sliced watermelon in my fridge right now, so I’m going to have to give this salad a try!
Yessssss!!!! So stoked to hear that Claire! And I def rec buying the feta blocks instead of the pre-crumbled stuff. Please let me know whatcha think of it after you make it… I’d love to hear :).
I bet this has one delicious crunch! I can’t wait to give this a try before summer ends.
It absolutely does Jacquelyn! And so stoked to hear you’re gonna try it this summer! Def let me know how it goes :).
We love our watermelon over here. I can’t wait to give this a try! I bet that this is refreshing and loaded with amazing flavor.
It absolutely is Des and cant wait for ya to try it either! The key with the dressing really is that basil oil! Such few ingredients yet so much flavor :).
So glad that I made it to your pop up because this salad and everything was DELICIOUS 👍👍👍😘
You are too kind Jacqueline! And I’m so super stoked to hear that you enjoyed this salad at my pop up! Thank you!!!