I have a new addiction… watermelon salad with feta and basil. It is SO good. I could eat if for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Confession- in the past week I have eaten it at least once for each meal.
I have a group of moms that I get together with once a month. This month it was my turn to host which was perfect because they came over the night after my birthday. It was like a little birthday celebration with some of my best friends. I bought a 10 pound watermelon for the occasion and we ate less than a quarter of it which meant there was tons of watermelon left over to make watermelon salad with feta and basil. I’m not a huge fan of traditional breakfasts so I’ve been making this each morning and bringing it to work to eat for breakfast.
It’s super yummy, quick and easy, and a great summer dish. As usual, I’m a bit of a “little of this, little of that” girl and with this recipe you should be too. Don’t measure anything, eyeball it and you will be good to go. The below recipe is approximately how much I make for myself (aka 1 person) if I’m just having watermelon salad as my main course.
Ingredients (all measurements approximate):
- 2 cups cubed watermelon (See this tutorial on How To Cut A Watermelon into Cubes on The Mother Huddle for tips and tricks on how to cube watermelon easily.)
- 1 handful of crumbled feta
- 1 tablespoon of olive oil
- 1 tablespoon of red wine vinegar
- 4 leaves of basil roughly torn
- 1 pinch of kosher salt
- 1 pinch of cracked black pepper
Instructions:
- Combine all of your ingredients together in a bowl, toss and allow to sit for at least 10 minutes for flavors to marry. Serve and enjoy.
I hope you like my recipe for Watermelon Salad with Feta and Basil. If you make it I’d love to hear what you think of the recipe.
Tell me… What is your favorite summertime dish?
Rachel Cotterill says
This looks lovely and summery 🙂 Happy Sharefest!
karen says
what an interesting combo of salad…but it looks delicious… I will have to try this.
Kristia says
I’ve been eating tons of watermelon. It is so good right now. This salad looks delicious.
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Angie says
Three of my favorite things! I will definitely have to try this.
KG says
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This sounds like an amazing recipe. Too bad it has watermelon. I don’t care for the fruit. I know,…crazy, right?
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Khloe
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Mo at Mocadeaux says
I love watermelon and I love feta! I had a group of friends over this week and one of the gals brought a watermelon, feta and arugula salad. I’ve also had this in a restaurant using mint as the green. I’m definitely going to try your basil idea.
Kesha of We Got Kidz says
Okay, this looks stinkin’ delicious. I’m loving the idea of the kind of savory with the sweet. I am so trying this!
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Renée ♥ says
Stopping by from SITS Sharefest! What a great Summer Salad idea – pinning it now!
Rabia @TheLiebers says
Yummy!! Going to give this a try, for sure!
Ana @MommysBundle says
This sounds amazingly delicious!! I have a new watermelon and feta obsession, so will have to try this. Thanks!!
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Crystal says
Thank you all so much for visiting! I love my SITStahs! I really appreciate all of the love. 🙂
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Crystal