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Watermelon Feta Salad with Mint
This simple, three-ingredient watermelon salad with mint involves nothing more than layering fresh, ripe watermelon, crumbled feta cheese, and chopped mint on a platter. You'll have a delicious sweet and salty summer salad perfect for entertaining in only about 5 minutes!
Prep Time
5 mins
Total Time
5 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 97 kcal
Course:
Salad
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 6 cups cubed watermelon
- 4 oz. crumbled Feta cheese (see notes)
- ¼ cup chopped fresh mint
Instructions
- Arrange the cubed watermelon on a platter.
- Sprinkle the crumbled feta cheese evenly on top of the watermelon, followed by the fresh chopped mint.
- Serve immediately (see notes).
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Notes
- You can buy pre-crumbled feta cheese, but I always find it's much more tasty (less dry, and more evenly sized) if you crumble it yourself from a block. I usually do this with the tines of a fork - it only takes a minute to do.
- To save time, buy watermelon already cut up. Or, here's how to cut a watermelon.
- 1/4 cup of fresh mint is a lot, but that amount works well in this salad. You can take it down to 2 tablespoons if you don't want to buy that much mint, especially since fresh herbs can be expensive (luckily, fresh mint is easy to grow yourself!).
- Do serve this salad immediately. The salt in the feta cheese will draw the water out of the watermelon, resulting in sogginess after a while. Leftovers are still tasty, but serve it for your main event just after assembling.
- Variations: you can add cucumbers, red or green onions, other herbs like cilantro or dill, a drizzle of olive oil and/or balsamic vinegar or glaze, if you want.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1cup
Calories
97kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
12g
(4%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Cholesterol
17mg
(6%)
Sodium
218mg
(9%)
Potassium
193mg
(6%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
1024IU
(20%)
Vitamin C
13mg
(14%)
Calcium
108mg
(11%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 97
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cup | |
| Calories | 97kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 12g | 4% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 17mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 218mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 193mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 1024IU | 20% |
| Vitamin C | 13mg | 14% |
| Calcium | 108mg | 11% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.