Watermelon Feta Salad
You won’t believe how easy this delicious Watermelon Feta Salad is to make. It uses just 4 simple ingredients and can be made in less than 20 minutes! Perfect for a healthy appetizer!
Also try my Watermelon Salsa for another fun watermelon appetizer.
This Watermelon Feta Salad Has The Salty/Sweet Flavor I Love
Salted Watermelon. Nothing beats it. Growing up, I spent a few summers eating watermelon by the truckload since my family grew it. They sold most of it at the local grocery stores…but I am almost convinced I ate more than was sold. The only way I ate it was at the picnic table with a big slice in one hand and a salt shaker in the other. I had no idea until I moved to Florida that salting your watermelon was a southern thing. To me, it is second nature. The salt tends to change the flavor just a little and to give you that perfect salty/sweet flavor that I crave.
The Balsamic Glaze Makes This Watermelon Feta Salad Recipe Even More Delicious
I recently bought 3 big seedless watermelons at the farmers market. And while I am a fool for watermelon, there is only so much one person can eat before it goes bad. In hindsight, maybe 3 big watermelons was a little much for one person…but I have always had that problem with my eyes being bigger than my stomach which is why Jorge gets embarrassed with me at buffets. So I decided to finally try out the Watermelon Feta Salad I have heard about. Oh I am in lust! A big thick slice of watermelon, topped with some delicious feta tossed with sliced shallots. And then a thick drizzle of Balsamic Glaze? Heaven. Simple 4 ingredient heaven.
Watermelon Feta Salad
You won't believe how easy this delicious Watermelon Feta Salad is to make. It uses just 4 simple ingredients and can be made in less than 20 minutes! Perfect for a healthy appetizer!
Ingredients
- 2 pounds seedless Watermelon, sliced into rounds
- 1 cup crumbled feta
- 2 large shallots, sliced
- Salt and Pepper, to taste
- Balsamic Glaze, for drizzling
Instructions
Ok, this is one of the easiest recipes ever. Ready?
Toss feta and sliced shallots together. Lay down a slice of watermelon. Top with the feta/shallot mixture. Add a little fresh ground pepper and a pinch of salt. Drizzle on some delicious thick balsamic glaze. EAT.
Notes
Recipe Note: I sliced my Watermelon into perfect rounds with a large biscuit cutter.
A Novice Chef Blog "Original" <--If you can call this a recipe 😀
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 2Amount Per Serving: Calories: 193Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 33mgSodium: 424mgCarbohydrates: 25gFiber: 2gSugar: 20gProtein: 7g
This is an awesomely fancy app! Love this idea.
These are gorgeous and so tasty!
I would neverrr have thought of this combination of flavours but it sounds so interesting and im sure works wonderfully! I also have never tried salt on watermelon but i am such a melon fanatic I will definitely try that next time!
YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!
I’m from the midwest and I salt my watermellon (and cantalope). I just had some watermelon and feta salad last night – love your presentation!
What a beautiful presentation! I’m intrigued by the watermelon-feta combination.
I’ve seen a lot of watermelon salads, but this is by far the best presentation! Love it!
I have never heard of salted watermelon and I’m very interested as to how the balsamic and watermelon go together. Thanks for the recipe!
Not fair…Lauren at Keep It Sweet said EXACTLY what I was going to say…so I’ll just add ‘ditto, good job’.
Yum, i LOVE watermelon and feta! Such a good combo!
How adorable! I love balsamic on anything.
Beautiful!
I’ve heard of salting watermelon before and given my INTENSE love of salt, it’s kind of weird that I’ve never done it before…. Tonight is gonna be the night I think. Totally serious.
I’ve had watermelon with halloumi before but not feta – this looks so good and I can’t wait to try it! (Plus I have that song stuck firmly in my head now…)
Oh mah gah. Are you serious??? And there I was, thinking all that watermelon in my fridge was going to go bad. Guess what I’m having for dinner?
this is GORGEOUS! What a great serving idea for watermelon salad. LURVE it. 🙂
Love this idea for a watermelon salad! The presentation is phenomenal… Thanks for sharing!
This look amazing. I think I might be running out to the grocery store to buy some watermelon
What an elegant presentation for watermelon salad — love it!
When I think of watermelon I always think of long lazy casual days in the summer sun. Here you have lifted up the common (and totally delicious) watermelon and turned it into a sophisticated yet simple appetizer. Love it! can’t wait to give it a try.
Oh my…I think I would absolutely love this! I’m so intrigued by this combo : )
Mmmm! This looks like an excellent summer tapa/appetizer. I’m looking forward to trying it out.
Try grilling the watermelon rounds about 4 minutes a side.
I’ve made this as a full salad using arugula for the greens. Spectacular flavor combination of sweet and bitter and salty.
This was so yummy! It makes me excited for the summer! I love all your recipes and loved this one so much, I posted it on my blog for everyone else to try too!
http://happyhubbygrub.blogspot.com/2012/03/watermelon-feta-salad.html
This is happening as soon as watermelons are back on the shelves in Sydney. Love it, thank you!
This is totally Pintrest material. I love this variation of the watermelon feta salad… Excellent!
Mmm this is beautiful! Looks almost too good to eat!