Portions: 6 servings Calories: 361kcal |
Watermelon is a magic fruit, and it shows well in this delicious, filling, and refreshing watermelon feta salad recipe, perfect with your summer meals and BBQs. Come try the magic!
By - Last revised . Original Jul 28, 2013.
Why I ❤️ it Recipe Ingredients Preparation
Watermelon salad.
Why I ❤️ it
I love the gentle sweetness of the watermelon and the strong flavor of feta cheese in this amazing feta and watermelon salad recipe. Add to that the crunchiness of pistachio and the crispness of iceberg lettuce, and let's not forget the honey-dijon dressing that makes this a dish to remember!
Sweet watermelon works very well with tart and salty feta cheese. The chilled ingredients are so refreshing a summer salad that you'll be adding this your favorite summer meals forever and ever.
Watermelon and feta salad recipe
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Utensils and tools
- Immersion blender, or blender
Ingredients
For the salad
- 1 small seedless ripe watermelon, peeled and cut into 2.5 cm/1-inch chunks
- ½ cup of crumbled or diced feta cheese
- 2 iceberg lettuce, shredded
- A handful of minced curly parsley
For the honey and dijon dressing
- ⅓ cup of olive oil
- ½ teaspoon of Dijon mustard
- ½ teaspoon of honey, (optional)
- 4 tablespoons of rice vinegar
- ½ teaspoon of salt
- ½ teaspoon of freshly cracked black pepper
- ½ teaspoon of freshly cracked black pepper
- ¼ cup of roasted, peeled, salted pistachios, then chopped
Preparation
Before starting, please make sure you have all the ingredients and utensils ready.
Step 1: Making the salad
In a large bowl or serving platter, combine watermelon, feta cheese, lettuce, and parsley, and toss.
Tip: If you are not serving it immediately, cover it and keep it in the refrigerator until it's time to serve.
Step 2: Making the dressing
Combine olive oil, mustard, honey, vinegar, salt, pepper, and parsley. Blend with an immersion blender, and process until all the ingredients are mixed thoroughly. Chill until it's time to serve.
Step 3: Serving
Right before you serve the salad, sprinkle it with pistachio, whisk the dressing, and drizzle over the salad.
Top tips
- Although a bit wasteful, you can use a melon baller to make watermelon balls instead of cutting them into cubes.
- Once out of the fridge and drizzled with the dressing, serve the salad as soon as possible (no more than an hour); otherwise, the watermelon will get mushy.
- If you can only find large watermelons, use half a large one, and if you're looking for what to do with the rest of the watermelon, don't miss this watermelon drink recipe.
Variations
My favorite substitute for pistachios in this salad is hemp hearts. Bonus: it adds a ton of nutrition too.
If you cannot find seedless watermelon, use regular watermelon and make sure to remove as many of the seeds as possible.
Some popular fresh herbs additions to this salad are fresh basil leaves, fresh mint leaves, and shaved cucumbers (or cut into thin slices).
Another quick dressing that goes great with this salad is a mixture of extra virgin olive oil, and balsamic vinegar (or lemon juice) with salt and pepper to taste.
If you have a lot of pistachios leftover, try this rhubarb pistachio pavlova recipe.
Serving suggestions
On summer days, we only serve two meals daily (and perhaps a small, cold snack if we like it). Dinner time is usually BBQ al fresco. This is the perfect salad for BBQs, cookouts, and summer potlucks.
What to serve with watermelon and feta salad? So many choices... We usually serve this with whatever we throw on the grill. Grilled chicken skewers, air fryer chicken, sausages, pork, and beef all go well with this salad.
As for side dishes, grilled vegetables like peppers, eggplants, and tomatoes are the last pieces to complete the perfect summer BBQ meal.
Nutritional information
Calories: 361kcal - Carbohydrates: 62g - Protein: 6g - Fat: 13g - Saturated Fat: 2g - Cholesterol: 1mg - Sodium: 225mg - Potassium: 1093mg - Fiber: 5g - Sugar: 51g - Vitamin A: 5170IU - Vitamin C: 65.8mg - Calcium: 85mgIron: 2.6mg
FAQs
What dressing goes with watermelon feta salad?
The best dressings for watermelon feta salad are mildly sour, from a simple vinaigrette to this honey and dijon dressing with rice vinegar.
What meat to serve with watermelon feta salad?
Grilled chicken pieces, sausages, or pork chops are all great choices to serve with a watermelon feta salad.
What to serve with watermelon feta salad?
Our favorite choices to serve with watermelon feta salad are grilled meats and some grilled vegetables.
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Summer Watermelon and Feta Salad Recipe
Ingredients
For the salad
- 1 small seedless watermelon or ½ large one, peeled and diced
- ½ cup diced or crumbled Feta cheese
- 2 iceberg lettuce shredded
- A handful minced curly parley
For the honey and Dijon dressing
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- ½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
- ½ teaspoon honey (optional)
- 4 tablespoon rice vinegar
- ½ teaspoon salt or to taste
- ½ teaspoon black pepper or to taste
- 2 curly parsley
- ¼ cup roasted salted pistachios peeled , chopped
Instructions
Step 1: Making the salad
- In a serving platter or bowl, combine watermelon, feta cheese, lettuce, and parsley, and toss.Tip: If you are not serving it immediately, cover it and chill until it's time to serve.
Step 2: Making the dressing
- To make the dressing, combine olive oil, mustard, honey, vinegar, salt and pepper to taste, and parsley. Blend with an immersion blender, and process until all the ingredients are mixed thoroughly. Chill until it's time to serve.
Step 3: Serving
- To serve the salad, sprinkle it with pistachio, whisk the dressing and drizzle it over the salad.
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By , published Jul 28, 2013 on Tia Clara
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