Healthy Recipes Healthy Salad Recipes Healthy Fruit Salad Recipes Watermelon, Cucumber & Feta Salad 4.8 (6) 6 Reviews Here's a healthy salad recipe to make at the height of summer when watermelon and cucumbers are at their juiciest and most flavorful. Feta adds the perfect creamy, salty, tangy edge, and mint makes this salad taste even brighter. This is one easy side salad you'll want to serve at all your summer BBQs. By Pam Lolley Pam Lolley Instagram Pam Lolley is a recipe tester and developer with Dotdash Meredith Food Studios. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from Mississippi University for Women in elementary education with a minor in psychology. After graduation she taught for a couple of years, but decided to follow her true passion of baking. She began a personal baking business, which led to a catering company. Pam started developing and testing recipes for the Southern Living Magazine Test Kitchen in 2003. She has developed several of the white Christmas cakes which grace the magazine's cover every December, as well as several other dessert recipes that have been cover-worthy. She has been in the test kitchens now for over 18 years. In her spare time, she loves spending time with her family, traveling, reading and, believe it or not, loves to cook and bake at home! EatingWell's Editorial Guidelines Updated on June 19, 2020 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Prep Time: 20 mins Total Time: 20 mins Servings: 6 Yield: 9 cups Nutrition Profile: Egg Free Gluten-Free Low Added Sugars Low Carbohydrate Nut-Free Vegetarian Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients ½ cup red-wine vinegar 2 teaspoons honey ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon ground pepper ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil 5 cups cubed seedless watermelon 1 English cucumber, chopped 6 ounces feta cheese, cut into 3/4-inch cubes ½ cup thinly sliced red onion 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint Directions Whisk vinegar, honey, salt and pepper in a small bowl; gradually whisk in oil until completely incorporated. Combine watermelon, cucumber, feta and onion in a large bowl. Gently stir in 1/2 cup of the vinaigrette. Refrigerate for at least 20 minutes or up to 2 hours. Just before serving, gently stir in mint; drizzle with the remaining vinaigrette. Tips To make ahead: Prepare through Step 2 and refrigerate for up to 2 hours. Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 219 Calories 16g Fat 15g Carbs 5g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 6 Serving Size 1 1/2 cups Calories 219 % Daily Value * Total Carbohydrate 15g 5% Dietary Fiber 1g 4% Total Sugars 12g Added Sugars 2g 4% Protein 5g 11% Total Fat 16g 20% Saturated Fat 6g 28% Cholesterol 25mg 8% Vitamin A 958IU 19% Vitamin C 13mg 15% Folate 25mcg 6% Sodium 362mg 16% Calcium 164mg 13% Iron 1mg 6% Magnesium 28mg 7% Potassium 268mg 6% Nutrition information is calculated by a registered dietitian using an ingredient database but should be considered an estimate. * Daily Values (DVs) are the recommended amounts of nutrients to consume each day. Percent Daily Value (%DV) found on nutrition labels tells you how much a serving of a particular food or recipe contributes to each of those total recommended amounts. Per the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the daily value is based on a standard 2,000 calorie diet. Depending on your calorie needs or if you have a health condition, you may need more or less of particular nutrients. (For example, it’s recommended that people following a heart-healthy diet eat less sodium on a daily basis compared to those following a standard diet.) (-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a special diet for medical reasons, be sure to consult with your primary care provider or a registered dietitian to better understand your personal nutrition needs. Powered by the ESHA Research Database © 2018, ESHA Research, Inc. All Rights Reserved