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Watermelon Cucumber Salad

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Yield
Makes 4 servings
Category
Salads
Course
Salads
Preparation Method
No Cook
Credit
Markg19

Watermelon Cucumber Salad
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This minty Watermelon Cucumber Salad is a light, cool salad that can be enjoyed as a lunch, snack, or side. Crumbled feta cheese and red onion are optional; to us, the flavor combination is perfect!

If you wish, add more protein with pistachios. Change the ratio of watermelon to cukes. This salad is flexible!

Ingredients
1/4 cup olive oil
1/8 cup red wine vinegar (or balsamic)
2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint or cilantro
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
5 cups cubed seedless watermelon (from 5-lb watermelon)
2 cups seeded and sliced cucumbers
1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion
Optional: 1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese.
Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions

In one bowl, mix olive oil, vinegar, mint, red pepper flakes, and salt/pepper seasoning. 

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

Pour dressing over fruit and vegetables and toss to coat.

Taste and add more salt if needed.

Chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.

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Comments

Anne (not verified)

5 months 2 weeks 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 3 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 4 months ago

Try it with bell peppers. Delicious!