Watermelon Cucumber Salad
This is very a light, fresh, and cool salad that can be enjoyed anytime and with any meal or just as a nice in-between meal snack.
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Ingredients
1/4 cup rice vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro or mint
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
2 cups cubed seedless watermelon
2 cups seeded and sliced cucumbers
1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion
Instructions
In a bowl, mix vinegar, sugar, cilantro, and red pepper flakes and set aside.
In another bowl, combine watermelon, cucumbers, and onions. Pour dressing over fruit and vegetables and toss to coat. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
Yield:
Makes 4 servings
Preparation Time:
15 minutes
Start to Finish Time:
1 hour and 15 m
Preparation Method
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Credit:
Markg19
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Swapped out the rice vinegar
Swapped out the rice 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.
Try it with no sugar and bell
Try it with no sugar and bell peppers. Delicious!
I thought I might take a
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!
Question ? What is the actual
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 .
It’s probably this salad’s
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.
I haven't made this for quite
I haven't made this for quite some time until this week. Wow! I've forgotten just how amazing it is!!!!!
Although I have not yet tried
Although I have not yet tried this delicious sounding salad, may I suggest sprinkling feta cheese over it? I think it will be wonderful.
With 2 T of sugar and the
With 2 T of sugar and the sweetness of the melon we
found that it was way too sweet, other than that it was
interesting
I did try this, except
I did try this, except substituting basil for the cilantro, and it was yummy!
Looks. Great. I'm going to
Looks. Great. I'm going to make it.
Thanks for the comment
Thanks for the comment Terita. I hope you've had a chance to try it. I would love to hear what you think about it. ALL my friends love it just as much as I do.
Take care, Mark