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Blend of Flavors: Try This Refreshing Summer Salad

During the hot days of summer, people crave for light snacks and fresh fruits to hydrate and mitigate the heat.

Watermelon is one of the most popular summertime fruits. It is refreshing, sweet and cool. This delicious fruit can be easily combined with other savory foods, making it an ideal ingredient for many dishes.

The Mediterranean chef Suzy Karadsheh presents a summer refreshing snack inspired by her favorite fruit, watermelon. Spending her childhood in Port Said, Egypt, watermelon and feta cheese was her favorite combination. This love for the sweety fruit has grown with her, spurring her to come up with this tasty salad recipe.

Watermelon Feta Salad

This sweet and savory salad contains watermelon, cucumber, feta cheese, and fresh herbs, with a honey-lime dressing that takes the taste to another level. The juicy and fresh cubes of watermelon perfectly infuse with cool cucumber, feta cheese and herbs to create the ideal balance of sweet and salty.

Blend of Flavors: Try This Refreshing Summer Salad

To prepare the salad, you need:

  • 1 small watermelon, peeled and cut into cubes
  • Fresh cucumbers, cut into cubes
  • ½ cup of creamy crumbled feta cheese
  • 1 cup of mint leaves, roughly chopped
  • 1 cup of basil leaves, roughly chopped

For the dressing, you need:

  • 2 tablespoons of honey
  • Lime or lemon juice
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • Kitchen salt

Preparation

You can make the salad dressing in advance and keep it ready in your fridge to dress the salad. It can stay for up to 3 days.

Blend of Flavors: Try This Refreshing Summer Salad

To make the salad:

  • Add watermelon, cucumber and herbs in a large salad bowl.
  • Pour the honey-lime dressing and gently stir until it mixes with other ingredients.
  • Crumble the feta cheese and sprinkle it over the salad.

You can enhance the taste and nutritional benefits of the salad by adding other ingredients of your choice. You can add thin slices of red onions, avocado, hot peppers, or red pepper flakes for a spicy touch.

The watermelon feta salad can be served with several dishes. It perfectly matches grilled chicken, chicken kebabs, seafood and sandwiches.

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