Watermelon Cucumber Salad
This watermelon cucumber mint salad recipe is the perfect healthy side dish to enjoy on a hot day. Fresh herbs and zesty lime juice accent the juicy watermelon and cucumber.
Servings: 6
Calories: 163kcal
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp. cucumbers peeled, deseeded, and cut into 1/3-inch slices
- 6 cups watermelon rind removed and cut into 1-inch chunks
- 6 ounces feta cheese crumbled
- ⅓ cup fresh mint chopped
- 2 tbsp. lime juice fresh
- sea salt to taste
Creamy Dressing (optional)
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 ½ cups plain Greek yogurt
- 1 cucumber peeled, deseeded, and grated coarsely
- ⅓ cup fresh mint chopped
- sea salt to taste
Instructions
- Peel two cucumbers and halve lengthwise. Cut into 1/3-inch-thick slices.
- Toss sliced cucumber with cubed watermelon, 1/3 cup mint, and lime juice in a large bowl.
- If not using the creamy dressing variation, season with sea salt to taste.
Creamy Dressing (optional)
- Finely mince garlic to a paste and transfer to a bowl.
- Peel 1 cucumber, then halve lengthwise and seed. Coarsely grate into the bowl with the garlic. Stir in yogurt, 1/3 cup mint, and 3/4 teaspoon salt to make the tzatziki.
- Toss the salad with the creamy tzatziki sauce. Sprinkle with sea salt to taste.
Nutrition
Calories: 163kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 346mg | Potassium: 369mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 1241IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 227mg | Iron: 1mg