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Watermelon Cucumber Salad

Photo Credit
Brent Hofacker/Shutterstock
Yield
Makes 4 servings
Category
Salads
Course
Salads
Special Considerations
Meatless
Preparation Method
No Cook
Credit
Markg19
The Editors
March 28, 2023
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This Watermelon Cucumber Salad is a light, cool salad that can be enjoyed as a lunch, snack, or side. Add crumbled feta cheese if you wish. We think the flavor combination is perfect!

Change the ratio of watermelon to cukes. This salad is flexible!

Submitted by Mark Garlock. Note: The photo is representative; Mark did not have a photo yet.

Ingredients
1/4 cup rice vinegar (unseasoned)
2 Tablespoons sugar
2 Tablespoons chopped cilantro
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
2 cups cubed seedless watermelon
2 cups cucumber, seeded and sliced into half moons
1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion
Optional: 1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese.
Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions

In one bowl, mix first four ingredients (vinegar, sugar, cilantro, and red pepper flakes). Mix well and set aside. 

In another bowl, combine watermelon, cucumbers, and onions. (Add optional feta.)

Pour vinegar mixture over fruit and vegetables and toss gently to coat. Refrigerate to chill through.

Taste and add more salt if needed.

Chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.

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Comments

Anne (not verified)

11 months 1 week ago

Watermelon is a member of the Cucumber family; they blend well; plants of the Cucurbitaceae family — known non-botanically as the Cucumber or Gourd family; Watermelon is a flowering plant species of the Cucurbitaceae family and the name of edible fruit. A scrambling and trailing vine-like plant, it is a highly cultivated fruit worldwide, with more than 1,000 varieties. Cucumbers are a plant in the Cucurbitaceae family;

Charles Englert (not verified)

5 years 9 months ago

Swapped out the vinegar with undiluted apple cider vinegar and it has a great sour then sweet taste to it. The sugar help to cut the acid and gave the watermelon and cucumber a slight crunch coating.

This sounds intriguing but I read it twice and don't see any mention of sugar in the recipe. ??

hi; I think she is saying the sugar in the Apple Cider Vinegar added flavor; one could use any type of Vinegar, or Lemon/Lime/Orange Juice to the Mint Salad;

Linda S (not verified)

5 years 10 months ago

Try it with bell peppers. Delicious!

Camille Strate (not verified)

5 years 10 months ago

I thought I might take a moment to offer up a variation on this. It is as yummy as you might think and simple as can be. It is, simply, watermelon, feta cheese, seeds (I use sunflower; you can use any nuts or seeds you like) and fresh mint. That's it. Chop the melon to bite-sized pieces, crumble in some feta, sprinkle some nuts/seeds/ and chopped mint. DONE! I eat this any time I'm hungry and don't feel like cooking. (bowl size commensurate with appetite!). Cheers!

Vincent Sabatino (not verified)

5 years 11 months ago

Question ? What is the actual reason to use "Feta Cheese" I have tried it several times and prefer almost any other cheese (except Limberger),depending on the application .

That’s a good question. In classic Greek salad, you would combine tomatoes, cucumber, and red onions with olives and feta cheese. They just go together! In this salad, the twist is the watermelon. 

Markg19 (not verified)

6 years ago

I haven't made this for quite some time until this week. Wow! I've forgotten just how amazing it is!!!!!

Patricia Anne .Allen (not verified)

6 years 4 months ago

Although I have not yet tried this delicious sounding salad, may I suggest sprinkling feta cheese over it? I think it will be wonderful.