This Vegan Cucumber Watermelon & Feta Salad is the perfect summer recipe. Refreshing, crunchy, tangy, salty, and sweet!
Vegan | Gluten-free | Soy-free
With the high temperatures upon us, refreshing and light foods are always very welcomed. This Vegan Cucumber Watermelon & Feta Salad is just that, light and refreshing. Ever heard the saying “Summertime means watermelon all the time”? Well here’s a great recipe to make out of it!
This Vegan Cucumber Watermelon & Feta Salad recipe captures all the flavors of summer. Chunks of juicy watermelon and crunchy cucumber, brought together by tangy vegan feta and cooling fresh mint.
The end result proves to be exquisite, and not to mention colorful! Which makes this dish look very decorative. Not that we’re here just for the looks, but I guarantee that this will be the prettiest dish at your next BBQ or picnic.
The making of: Vegan Cucumber Watermelon & Feta Salad
Before I get into the recipe, I just have to express my newfound love for the watermelon+feta combo. I used to be the type of person who thought “Cheese on fruit? EW!”, but this might be the redeeming combo! Seriously, if you’ve never had it, I encourage you to try this recipe ASAP.
For this type of fresh salad, you’ll need watermelon, cucumbers, vegan feta, mint, and lemon. Cut, slice, crumble and put everything into a bowl. Squeeze the lemon over it, and drizzle some balsamic glaze on top if desired. Toss well, serve along vegan kabobs, herbed couscous, grilled veggies, or spring mix, and ENJOY! It’s really that simple!
Now, this is important to point out, that as much as I love watermelon, I know that it’s nowhere near as nutritionally valuable in order to be a complete meal or the main component of a meal. Watermelon has a high content of vitamin A, vitamin E, and many other nutrients; however it has very few calories and a high water content, which is not going to keep you full for long. That’s why I definitely recommend you to treat this recipe as a side dish.
In addition, this recipe can be very versatile. You can add different ingredients, to play around with the texture and the flavors.
Other ingredients you could add:
- Blueberries
- Avocado
- Basil
- Tomatoes
- Celery
- Ginger
- Red onions
- Arugula
- Black olives
Notes:
- This recipe cannot be prepared ahead of time. However, you can cut everything in advance, and keep separate until serving time. If you do this, remove cucumber seeds before storing them away, or use a seedless cucumber.
- For the feta cheese, I’m using the Violife feta block.
Ingredients
Procedure
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