Description
Mediterranean-inspired simple watermelon, cucumber & feta salad delivers refreshing summer flavors with crisp ingredients. Cool ingredients combine for a quick, elegant side dish perfect for sharing with friends.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 cups (1.4 kg) watermelon, seeded and cubed
- 1 english cucumber, chopped
- 6 oz (170 g) feta cheese, cubed
- 1 handful fresh mint leaves, chopped
- 1 fresh lime, zest and juice
- sea salt flakes, to taste
- freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Preparation: Meticulously cube watermelon, removing all seeds to ensure a pristine texture. Slice cucumber into complementary dimensions, maintaining its verdant skin for visual contrast and textural complexity.
- Cheese Integration: Transform feta into precise geometric fragments that harmonize with the fruit and vegetable structure, creating a balanced architectural composition.
- Herbal Infusion: Delicately chiffonade mint leaves, releasing their essential oils and preparing for elegant distribution throughout the salad landscape.
- Composition: Combine watermelon, cucumber, and feta in a generously sized mixing vessel, crafting a vibrant canvas of intersecting colors and textural elements.
- Flavor Layering: Sprinkle mint leaves across the assembled ingredients, allowing their aromatic essence to weave through the dish. Drench the mixture with freshly squeezed lime juice, introducing bright, acidic undertones that awaken the salad’s inherent flavor profile.
- Finishing Touches: Microplane lime zest across the surface to intensify citrus notes. Season with premium sea salt flakes and freshly cracked black pepper, calibrating a delicate balance between sweet, salty, and piquant dimensions.
- Final Technique: Execute a gentle folding motion, preserving each ingredient’s structural integrity and preventing unnecessary compression. Serve immediately to capture the salad’s peak vibrancy, crisp texture, and harmonious flavor composition.
Notes
- Precise Cutting Technique: Uniformly cube watermelon and cucumber to ensure consistent texture and professional presentation.
- Mint Release Method: Chiffonade mint leaves to maximize aromatic oils and distribute flavor evenly throughout the salad.
- Zesty Flavor Boost: Use both lime juice and zest to create a bright, complex citrus profile that enhances the dish’s overall taste.
- Gentle Mixing Strategy: Fold ingredients lightly to maintain ingredient integrity and prevent bruising, preserving the salad’s fresh appearance and texture.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 90
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 320 mg
- Fat: 4 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 12 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg