Summer Watermelon Salad

Refreshing watermelon salad with basil, mint, feta cheese, and a vinaigrette, perfect for summer cookouts.

Cook time: 20 minutes

Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 1 whole watermelon cubed
• 0.5 whole red onion thinly sliced
• 1 whole cucumber thinly sliced
• 0.5 cup basil thinly sliced as ribbons
• 0.25 cup mint thinly sliced as ribbons
• 0.5 cup feta cheese crumbled
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 0 black pepper to taste
• 0 salt to taste
• 1 teaspoon lime zest
• 1 tablespoon lime juice

Instructions

1. Cut the watermelon into cubes by first shaving down the sides, then cutting it horizontally, vertically, rotating, and slicing vertically again. Place the watermelon cubes into a large bowl.
2. Thinly slice the red onion and cucumber. Roll up the basil and mint leaves and cut them into thin ribbons.
3. Add the red onion, cucumber, basil, and mint ribbons to the bowl with the watermelon cubes.
4. Crumble the feta cheese over the salad.
5. Make a simple vinaigrette by mixing red wine vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, lots of black pepper, salt, lime zest, and lime juice. Pour the vinaigrette over the salad and toss gently.
6. Garnish the salad with additional basil and mint ribbons if desired. Serve immediately or chill in the fridge until ready to serve.