Watermelon Feta Salad

Watermelon Feta Salad is a cool refreshing summer salad. Sweet watermelon, tangy feta and fresh mint make this salad a perfect addition to any backyard BBQ. 

If you’re thinking “watermelon and feta?!” you’re not alone. I too thought the idea of watermelon, cheese and onions was a crazy combination but when I looked in my copy of The Flavor Bible and noticed that it said feta was a great combination with watermelon I was intrigued.

And alas, the book did not let me down. This salad is cool and flavorful. The watermelon sweet, the cheese creamy and the mint is fresh. There is no other word for it, this Watermelon Feta Salad is simply divine.

What ingredients you need for Watermelon Feta Salad:

WATERMELON: Use seedless watermelon to make things easier. No need to pick out the seeds! You’re going to want to make sure you have a sweet, flavorful watermelon for this recipe. I’ve made it with one that wasn’t ripe enough and it was kind of bland. 

FETA CHEESE: Crumbled feta works best.

MINT: You’ll want to use fresh mint for this recipe. Dried mint won’t work. 

SHALLOT:  Thinly minced so that you don’t get big bites of onion but rather a subtle onion flavor. 

LEMON: To add a little acidity. 

How to make Watermelon Feta Salad: 

Guys. It does not get any easier than this salad. All you do is place all the ingredients together in a bowl and mix it well. The hardest part is letting it refrigerate for 30 minutes to give the flavors a chance to meld It’s an important step though. It is where the salad gets all of it’s flavor. 

Storage and Leftovers: 

This salad will keep in the refrigerator for a couple days. If you keep it too much longer than that I find that the shallots start to take over the flavor a bit. 

Looking for more summer salad recipes? Try these!

Seven Layer Dip Macaroni Salad is the best summer side dish mash up! 

This Chickpea Salad is full of flavor and equally as hearty! 

Cold Green Bean Salad would make a gorgeous addition to any summer dinner. 

You can’t go wrong with the Classic Cucumber Tomato Salad!

Note: This recipe was originally written and published in 2010. It was updated with new photos, a slightly modified recipe and nutrition information in 2022.