Description
Summer’s freshest Greek-inspired salad combines crisp watermelon, cool cucumber, and tangy feta cheese. Refreshing Mediterranean flavors mingle with a light mint garnish, creating a perfect light meal you’ll crave on hot afternoons.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 6 cups watermelon, seeded and cubed (1.4 kg)
- 1 English cucumber, chopped
- 6 ounces (170 grams) feta cheese, cubed
Herbs and Citrus:
- 1 handful fresh mint leaves, chopped
- 1 fresh lime, zest and juice
Seasonings:
- Sea salt flakes, to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Precision-cut watermelon into uniform cubes, ensuring complete seed removal for a smooth texture.
- Slice cucumber into matching-sized pieces, keeping the vibrant green skin intact to enhance visual appeal and provide additional crispness.
- Transform feta into consistent geometric chunks that complement the fruit and vegetable dimensions.
- Delicately chiffonade fresh mint leaves, releasing their aromatic oils and preparing them for distribution throughout the salad.
- Transfer watermelon, cucumber, and feta into a spacious mixing vessel, creating a canvas of contrasting colors and textures.
- Disperse mint leaves evenly across the assembled ingredients, allowing their verdant essence to intertwine with the other components.
- Squeeze lime juice generously over the mixture, its acidic notes awakening the salad’s inherent flavors and creating a bright, refreshing profile.
- Carefully microplane lime zest across the surface, introducing an intense citrusy fragrance that elevates the entire dish.
- Calibrate seasoning with premium sea salt flakes and freshly cracked black pepper, balancing the salad’s sweet, salty, and piquant elements.
- Gently fold ingredients together using a light touch, preserving the structural integrity of each component and preventing unnecessary bruising.
- Present immediately to capture the salad’s peak vibrancy, crisp texture, and harmonious flavor composition.
Notes
- Seasonal produce ensures the most vibrant and flavorful watermelon, cucumber, and mint combination.
- Chilling ingredients beforehand creates a refreshing, cool texture perfect for summer gatherings or light lunches.
- Customize by experimenting with different herb variations like basil or adding toasted pine nuts for extra crunch.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 130
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 400 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 12 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg