Watermelon Salad with Feta and Cucumber

Stay cool on hot days with this delicious, refreshing summer recipe for watermelon salad with feta and cucumber. It’s bursting with flavour!

Summer is the perfect season for creative and fresh dishes, and this Watermelon Salad with Feta and Cucumber Recipe is a great way to make the most of your summer produce!

This refreshing dish is the perfect side or starter for your next cookout or dinner party. Not only is it downright delicious, but it’s also incredibly simple to make.

The sweet watermelon is perfectly offset by the salty feta cheese while the cucumber adds that extra crunchiness that takes it over-the-top – giving you all the flavors of Summer in one easy dish!

So grab those fresh ingredients from your pantry or fridge and let’s make some tasty Watermelon Salad today.

Why You Will LOVE This Watermelon Salad

• Refreshing summer salad
• Pairs well with a variety of main dishes
• Loaded with fresh produce
• Healthy side dish
• Crisp and juicy watermelon and cucumber
• Creamy and salty feta cheese
• Easy to throw together
• Lots of great ways to modify it to your own taste!

Watermelon Salad Recipe Variations

Swap the cheese – Instead of a block of feta cheese, try goat cheese or fresh mini mozzarella balls.

Add onion – Dice red onion and toss it in to add a little zip.

Spice it up – If you want more than a little zip just toss in some minced jalapeno pepper.

Naked – This fresh watermelon salad is excellent without a dressing, although I love the way a little lime juice and oil ties it all together.

Swap the dressing – Swap the oil and lime juice for a fruity vinaigrette.

Bulk it up – Serve it on a bed of arugula for a more traditional salad that will serve more.

Grill it – Grill sliced watermelon for a bit of smokey flavour before cubing it.

Avocado – A chopped avocado will add creaminess to the salad. Be sure to dress the salad to keep the avocado from browning.

Watermelon feta salad – Simply omit the cucumber.

Make it vegan – Swap in vegan feta.

How to Store Watermelon Cucumber Salad

Watermelon cucumber salad is a refreshing, summery dish that’s perfect for picnics, potlucks, and barbecues. The key to storing watermelon cucumber salad is to keep it cool and to consume it within 24 hours.

To store watermelon cucumber salad, place it in a covered container in the fridge. If you’re taking it to a potluck or picnic, pack it in a cooler with ice packs. If storing leftover watermelon cucumber salad, remove what is left from the large bowl and transfer to an airtight container.

Watermelon cucumber salad is best enjoyed within 24 hours of being made. After that, the watermelon will start to lose its crispness and the cucumbers will become soggy. However, if you must store it for longer, it will still be edible for up to 3 days.

I do not recommend freezing watermelon cucumber salad.

About the Ingredients for Watermelon Salad

Watermelon – A mini seedless watermelon should give you about 4 cups of cubed watermelon. You could also use a melon baller. If your watermelon isn’t very sweet or flavourful try tossing the watermelon with a bit of sugar before assembling the salad. You could also use pre-cut watermelon, but this is a much more expensive option.

Cucumber – You will want to quarter the cucumber lengthwise and then chop the cucumber sticks into 1 inch slices. If you use anything but English cucumbers you may need to scoop out the seeds and peel it.

Feta – Adds a creamy, savoury element to the salad. Feel free to use as much as you like. You can also substitute creamy feta cheese for goat cheese if you like.

Fresh herbs – I used both basil and mint from my own garden. I love the combination of herbs, especially with the sweetness of the cucumber and watermelon. You can go all mint if you prefer.

Lime – One lime should give you 2 tablespoons of fresh lime juice. You can substitute with balsamic vinegar if you like. You can also include lime zest for more of a citrus punch if you like.

Olive oil – Use extra virgin olive oil, or you can substitute with a high quality neutral oil.

Salt and pepper – Season to taste, start with 1/2 teaspoon of each. A little flaky sea salt is a great addition to this watermelon-cucumber salad recipe.

Looking for More Summer Salad Recipes?

Check out more of my favourite summer salad recipes!

This Honeydew Cucumber Salad is the perfect summer side salad – cool and refreshing it pairs well with so mean meals!

Quick and easy to make, serve this Black Eyed Peas Bean Salad as a side or enjoy it as a salsa with tortilla chips!

This Watergate Salad is a popular choice for picnics and summer bbq parties.

Watermelon Salad with Feta and Cucumber

Yields: 8 Servings | Prep time: 15 Minutes

Ingredients:

• 4 Cups Seedless Watermelon, cubed
• 1 English Cucumber, diced
• 1 Cup Feta Cheese, cubed
• 1 tablespoon fresh mint, minced
• 1 tablespoon fresh basil, minced
• 1 lime, juiced
• 1/4 Cup Olive oil
• Salt and pepper, to taste

Directions:

Place the watermelon, cucumber, and feta in a large salad bowl.

In a small bowl, whisk together the mint, basil, lime juice, olive oil, salt and pepper.

Drizzle the lime dressing over the watermelon mixture and toss to coat.

Season to taste, and garnish with more fresh herbs before serving.