Thursday, August 25, 2011

Watermelon, Cucumber and Feta Salad

Posted by Wendy / 17 comments » / Recipes

Watermelon is a wicked temptress. Well, not really. I thought that would be a cool way to start out this post. What is there to say about watermelon? It’s large, luscious and incredible. It’s over 90% water which means it can get a little messy.

Don’t skip too many steps in this recipe. Soaking the onion will help temper its pungent taste. You don’t want one flavor to dominate all the other ingredients. All the flavors work to compliment each other. Drying the watermelon and cucumber will help reduce the amount of liquid that will collect at the bottom of the salad bowl.

I brought this to a brunch recently where we had lots of light seasonal dishes. I prepared all the ingredients ahead of time and assembled it there. It is great as a side or as a meal.

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Watermelon, Cucumber and Feta Salad (Adapted from Food Network)

Ingredients:

4 cups seedless watermelon, diced

1 cucumber, seeded and sliced

1/2 red onion, thinly sliced

1/4 cup olive oil

1/4 fresh lemon juice

1/4 balsamic vinegar

1/2 cup chopped cashews

1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled

Directions:

Soak 1/2 thinly sliced red onion in water.

Pat dry 4 cups seedless diced watermelon and 1 seeded and sliced cucumber.

Drain the onion, squeeze dry. Toss watermelon, cucumber and onion in a large bowl.

Top salad with chopped cashews and crumbled feta.

Whisk 1/4 olive oil, 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice and 1/4 balsamic vinegar together and serve on the side with the salad.

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Posted by Wendy on August 25, 2011
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17 Responses to “Watermelon, Cucumber and Feta Salad”

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    Jeanette — August 25, 2011 @ 10:17 AM

    I love watermelon, feta and mint salad, so I know I would enjoy this combination with the crunchy cashews!

    • Wendy replied: — August 25th, 2011 @ 2:11 PM

      Jeanette I haven’t had it with mint yet but I’m sure it would be fabulous!

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    Aly ~ Cooking In Stilettos — August 25, 2011 @ 10:50 AM

    I do a variation on that with Ricotta Salata and it’s always a hit. Will have to try this with the cucumber :)

    • Wendy replied: — August 25th, 2011 @ 2:11 PM

      Aly I’ve never used Ricotta Salata. Will have to try that.

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    Michelle Jaffee — August 25, 2011 @ 1:55 PM

    This sounds great. LOVE all the ingredients and the crunch factor! Yum.

    • Wendy replied: — August 25th, 2011 @ 2:12 PM

      Michelle the crunch factor is my favorite part. A little salty crunch twist to the normal watermelon salad.

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    Jen — August 25, 2011 @ 3:50 PM

    I love Watermelon and feta salad, but ahve never had it with cucumber. I’ll have to try it.

    • Wendy replied: — August 25th, 2011 @ 4:08 PM

      Jen it’s great with cucumbers! Adds a nice little crunch to the salad.

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    Lisa~~ — August 25, 2011 @ 5:17 PM

    What a perfect looking salad, right up my alley.

    Lisa~~
    Cook Lisa Cook

    • Wendy replied: — August 25th, 2011 @ 7:53 PM

      Thanks Lisa!

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    Mike@The Culinary Lens — August 25, 2011 @ 6:50 PM

    I like that you explain why you do some of your steps in an effort to stop people from cutting some of them out.
    This dish is so good

    • Wendy replied: — August 25th, 2011 @ 7:55 PM

      Mike I’m so glad you appreciate the explanation. I did it so that people would not make the mistakes I made. The first time I made this I skipped drying the watermelon. I ended up with A LOT of water at the bottom of my salad bowl. Didn’t stop me from eating it but it was rather messy:)

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    Hester aka The Chef Doc — August 25, 2011 @ 7:06 PM

    I almost wanted to say, “So fresh and so clean!” Haha. This is a wonderful fresh salad with fantastic flavors that all meld together :-)

    • Wendy replied: — August 25th, 2011 @ 7:56 PM

      Ha! Hester I totally understand why you would want to say that. It’s a salad you can feel good about eating.

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    Anne-Marie @ This Mama Cooks! — August 26, 2011 @ 12:01 PM

    This is my favorite summer salad too. I made mine this year with mint, feta, watermelon and vinegar. Delicious and super simple.

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    kita — August 27, 2011 @ 6:08 PM

    I really need to jump over my hurtle of fear holding me back from mixing a sweet watermelon with some delicious feta because everything about it seems wonderful!

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    Joyce Cherrier — August 27, 2011 @ 10:27 PM

    Looks so yummy and so simple. Love the healthy ingredients! Right up my alley!

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