Peach Watermelon Feta Salad (Printable)
Juicy peaches and watermelon with crumbled feta, mint, basil and a lime-honey vinaigrette.
# What You’ll Need:
→ Fruits
01 - 2 cups fresh watermelon, cut into 1-inch cubes
02 - 2 ripe peaches, pitted and sliced into wedges or cubed
03 - 1/4 cup fresh blueberries (optional)
→ Cheese
04 - 3/4 cup feta cheese, crumbled
→ Vegetables & Herbs
05 - 1/4 small red onion, thinly sliced into half-moons
06 - 2 tablespoons fresh mint leaves, chopped
07 - 1 tablespoon fresh basil leaves, chiffonade or chopped
→ Dressing
08 - 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
09 - 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice (lemon juice may be substituted)
10 - 1 teaspoon honey
11 - Fine sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
# How To Make It:
01 - In a large mixing bowl, combine the watermelon cubes, peach slices, blueberries, and sliced red onion.
02 - In a small bowl, whisk together the extra-virgin olive oil, lime juice, honey, a pinch of salt, and a few grinds of black pepper until emulsified.
03 - Pour the dressing over the fruit and onion mixture and toss gently to coat evenly without breaking apart the fruit.
04 - Scatter the crumbled feta, chopped mint, and basil over the salad. Toss lightly to distribute.
05 - Transfer to a serving platter or bowl. Garnish with additional herbs and extra feta if desired. Serve immediately while fresh.
# Expert Tips:
01 -
- Zero cooking means you can throw this together while your guests are literally walking through the door, and it still looks like you spent an hour.
- The salt from the feta pulls sweetness out of the fruit in a way that makes people close their eyes when they take the first bite.
02 -
- Watermelon releases water fast once it is cut and dressed, so if you assemble this more than thirty minutes ahead you will end up with a soup at the bottom of the bowl.
- Refrigerating the watermelon and peaches for at least an hour before making this transforms the salad from good to something people will actually remember the next day.
03 -
- Cut the watermelon and peaches into roughly the same size so every forkful has a balanced mix of textures and flavors rather than one big chunk of something.
- Dress the salad from a height of about ten inches in a slow stream, because the wider distribution coats everything more evenly than dumping the dressing in one spot.