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I love the fresh flavors in this watermelon feta salad recipe and how easily it comes together. Made with mint, and a homemade orange dressing.

This watermelon feta salad is one of my mom’s favorite recipes, and I have to agree with her: it’s the perfect side for a Summer BBQ.

Watermelon Salad

During the summer, when my mom and I spend more time together, this refreshing watermelon feta salad recipe is always on the menu. It’s light, refreshing, and pairs great with beef kabobs and grilled chicken.

Ingredients

This salad is made with four ingredients: seedless watermelon, feta cheese, baby arugula, and fresh mint leaves. For the citrus vinaigrette, you’ll need orange juice, lemon juice, shallots, honey, salt, and olive oil. If you don’t want to use arugula, check this mint watermelon salad.

How to Make Watermelon Feta Salad

You’ll see in the video below that this salad comes together in a flash. Here’s how it’s done:

Make the dressing.
Whisk all the ingredients together, adding the oil at the end to create an emulsion. If not serving immediately, refrigerate.
Cut the watermelon.
Cut it into 1-inch chunks and drain any excess juices in a colander.
Assemble.
Make a base of arugula, then top with watermelon chunks, crumbled feta, and chopped fresh mint leaves. Drizzle the dressing and serve.

Dressing for Watermelon Salad

For this recipe, I strongly suggest you try my quick citrus vinaigrette. It provides just the right amount of citrusy goodness that makes this salad the perfect Summer recipe. It can be kept in the fridge for up to a week, and you can use it as an easy chicken marinade too.

watermelon feta salad with orange dressing being poured over the top

More Summer Favorites

This salad is perfect to serve with other summer classics, like grilled kabobs, oven corn on the cob, and tomato and corn salad. For hot days, make these Greek yogurt popsicles my kids love and pour a classic Margarita for the grown-ups.

Watermelon Feta Salad

Servings: 6

Prep Time: 10

Total Time: 10

I love the fresh flavors in this watermelon feta salad recipe and how easily it comes together. Made with mint, and a homemade orange dressing.

5 from 152 votes

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Watch how it’s made:

Ingredients

For the Dressing

¼ cup freshly squeezed orange juice
¼ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice, about 2 lemons
¼ cup minced shallots, 1 large
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon kosher salt
½ cup extra virgin olive oil

For the Salad

6 cups baby arugula, washed and spun dry
3 cups seedless watermelon, cut in 1-inch cubes
8 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
1 cup whole fresh mint leaves, finely chopped

Instructions

Make the dressing:

Whisk together the orange juice, lemon juice, shallots, honey, and salt. Slowly pour in the olive oil, whisking constantly, to form an emulsion. If not using within an hour, transfer the dressing to an airtight container or lidded jar and refrigerate.