One of my favorite summertime taste combos is watermelon, mint and feta. But since I now limit the amount of dairy I consume, I needed to come up with a twist to this much-loved salad. Queue some jalapeño, cucumbers, limes and—BOOM—delicious, easy summer salad. Feta who?
Ingredients
This will make 6 servings if you’re making the salad as a side/serving it buffet-style at a BBQ; if you’re making it as a small lunch, it’ll make 3-4 servings.
- 2 cups watermelon (balls or chunks)
- 2 cups honeydew melon (balls or chunks)
- 2 cups cantaloupe (balls or chunks)
- 1 cup cucumber, peeled and seeded (I like to cut it into thin ribbons instead of chunks)
- 2 tbsp fresh mint, chopped
- 4 tbsp lime juice (roughly two limes’ worth)
- 1 tbsp jalapeño, seeded and finely chopped
- Salt and pepper to taste
It’s not at all overwhelming, but if you aren’t a fan of a little kick, you don’t need to include the jalapeño.
Directions
- Whisk together the lime juice, jalapeño, salt and pepper. I did a couple dashes of pepper and went slightly heavier on the salt (maybe 1/8 tsp).
- Use a melon baller or knife to scoop/cut up 2 cups of each of the melons. Skin and de-seed a cucumber and slice it into thin ribbons. Dump it all into a bowl.
- Pour the lime dressing over the melons and cucumber and toss with your hands. Cover and refrigerate for two hours.
- Mix in the mint.
- Serve—in half of the watermelon rind if you’re feeling fancy.
Nutrition Info
Per Serving
Calories: 63
—Calories from Fat: 3
Total Fat: 0g
—Saturated Fat: 0g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 56mg
Carbohydrates: 16.5g
—Dietary Fiber: 1.5g
—Sugar: 13g
Protein: 1g
Hey there! I'm Nicole, a group fitness instructor, healthy lifestyle blogger (you probably figured that one out by now) and Certified Personal Trainer living in Boston, MA.
Yum!
oh wow, this looks so refreshing and screams summer!
Love the watermelon bowl! I will have to try this 🙂
It’s practical, too….since I had a sink full of dirty bowls and nothing else to use haha 🙂
I love the presentation! Looks great!
Thanks! Slowly trying to step up my presentation/food photography game 🙂
Perfect for a day like today – 90 degree humid weather in New York!
We’re in the middle of a heat wave here, too–time to bring out the watermelon! 🙂
I stopped on the way home from work and bought melons to make this for dinner. Delicious! Can’t wait to have the leftovers for lunch tomorrow.