Description
Mediterranean watermelon salad combines refreshing summer ingredients with zesty Mediterranean flavors. Crisp watermelon cubes mingle with feta, mint, and olive oil, offering you a cool respite from sweltering temperatures.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups / 960 milliliters cubed seedless watermelon
- 2 cups / 480 milliliters sliced cucumber (in half moons)
- ⅓ cup / 80 milliliters crumbled feta cheese
- ¼ cup / 60 milliliters thinly sliced red onion
- 2–3 tbsps / 30-45 milliliters honey
- 2–3 tbsps / 30-45 milliliters fresh lime juice
Instructions
- Preparation: Meticulously dice watermelon, crumble feta cheese, and chop fresh herbs into uniform, bite-sized pieces within a spacious mixing bowl.
- Dressing Creation: Vigorously combine honey and freshly squeezed lime juice in a small mixing container, whisking until the mixture achieves a silky, harmonious consistency.
- Flavor Fusion: Delicately drizzle the citrus-honey dressing over the watermelon medley, gently folding ingredients to ensure comprehensive yet gentle coating, preserving the fruit’s delicate structure.
- Taste Calibration: Sample the salad and fine-tune the flavor profile by judiciously adjusting honey or lime juice quantities to achieve a perfect balance of sweetness and tanginess.
- Presentation and Finishing: Elegantly transfer the salad to a chilled serving platter, artfully distributing components and enhancing visual appeal with a final garnish of fresh herbs and a delicate sprinkle of cracked black pepper.
- Serving: Present the watermelon salad immediately to maintain its crisp texture and vibrant freshness, ideally within moments of final preparation to capture peak flavor and temperature.
Notes
- Chill Your Platter: Use a cold serving dish to keep the watermelon crisp and refreshing, preventing quick temperature rise.
- Dice Precisely: Cut watermelon and feta into uniform bite-sized pieces for consistent texture and elegant presentation.
- Balance Flavor Carefully: Adjust honey and lime juice gradually, tasting after each addition to create perfect sweet-tangy balance.
- Serve Promptly: Consume within 15-20 minutes of preparation to maintain optimal texture and prevent watermelon from becoming soggy.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Snacks, Lunch
- Method: None
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 85
- Sugar: 16 g
- Sodium: 130 mg
- Fat: 3 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 5 mg