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🍉 Watermelon • 15 minutes • No-cook

Watermelon, Feta & Mint Salad

A sunshine-bright summer staple: sweet watermelon, crisp cucumber, salty feta cheese and fresh mint with a simple lime-olive oil dressing, inspired by Preppy Kitchen.

⏱️ 15 min
🥗 Serves 6
🧊 Best chilled
🌿 Vegetarian
Watermelon feta mint salad on a platter
Photo via Preppy Kitchen
⭐ Summer favorite

Why this recipe wins summer

Bright, fast, unforgettable

Meet your new heat-wave hero: juicy watermelon, cool cucumber, salty-creamy feta and a confetti of mint, all tossed in a zesty lime-olive oil dressing. Every bite is sweet, salty, crisp and refreshing like a splash in a pool. It comes together in minutes, loves a chill in the fridge, and disappears even faster at picnics and BBQs. Make a big bowl you’ll wish you had more.

No oven. No stove. Perfect for BBQs Meal-prep friendly

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Ingredients (for 6)

  • 1.2 kg seedless watermelon, cubed
  • 1 large (~300 g) cucumber, sliced
  • ~40 g red onion, thinly sliced
  • 225 g feta, crumbled
  • 20 g fresh mint, torn
  • 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 lime (≈3 tbsp juice), juiced
  • to taste sea salt + black pepper
Tip: If onion is too strong, soak slices in ice water for 10–20 minutes.
Ingredients: watermelon, cucumber, red onion, feta, mint, lime, oil, salt, pepper

Ready in 4 steps

How to make it

  1. Cut watermelon into bite-sized cubes; slice cucumber into small half-moons.
  2. Thinly slice the red onion; tear the mint leaves.
  3. Whisk together lime juice, olive oil, salt and pepper to make the dressing.
  4. In a large bowl, combine watermelon, cucumber, onion, mint and crumbled feta. Pour dressing over and toss gently.
🥄 Prep: 15 min 🧊 Chill: optional 15 min 🧺 Picnic-proof

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Video by Preppy Kitchen.

Get ingredients Why it works
Onion tip: Soak sliced red onion in ice water 10–20 min if too pungent.
Freshness: Use freshly squeezed lime juice for the brightest flavor.
Swap: No mint? Fresh basil works beautifully.
Dicing watermelon and slicing cucumber Slicing red onion and mixing lime dressing Adding feta and pouring dressing over salad