Watermelon Salad With Feta and Mint

Name: Watermelon Mint and Feta Salad
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Salad
Ingredients: 2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 3 Tbsp lime juice; 1 tsp lime zest; 2 tsp honey; 1/2 tsp Kosher salt; 6 cups cubed watermelon; ⅓ cup crumbled feta cheese; ⅓ cup torn mint leaves; Sea salt to taste

The combination of Watermelon and Feta on its face doesn’t sound great, but when you combine the sweet with the salty and add the mint and the hit of lime – it is fantastic.

Watermelon Mint and Feta Salad

Yield: 4

Watermelon and Feta is an amazing combination highlighted by the fragrant mint leaves

Ingredients

Dressing

2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
3 Tbsp lime juice
1 tsp lime zest
2 tsp honey
1/2 tsp Kosher salt

Salad

6 cups cubed watermelon
⅓ cup crumbled feta cheese
⅓ cup torn mint leaves
Sea salt to taste

Instructions

In a small bowl hisk together the olive oil, lime juice, zest, honey and salt.
Arrange 1-inch watermelon chunks on a large platter.
Top the watermelon with crumbled Feta cheese
Stack and Roll mint leaves and cut into strips
Arrange Mint leaves amongst the watermelon cubes
Drizzle with the dressing.
Finish with a zest of lime for color
Season to taste and serve.

Notes

Feel free to substitute Basil for the mint or serve this as a skewered appetizer vs a salad with the vinaigrette drizzled over the top

Cutting Watermelon into sticks or cubes can be challenging for some, so watch this YouTube video before you start your prep.