Easy Fresh Organic Watermelon Salad

Chilled and fresh organic watermelon is combined with diced feta cheese, organic mint leaves, olive oil and ground black pepper in this super simple and very healthy salad recipe. Ideal for sunny days and warm weathers, this will give you an instant hit of cool sensation in your body. For this recipe adapted from Woman’s Day magazine, you can use either red melon or yellow melon or a combination of both. Just one of the easy vegetarian recipes that is originally from Gourmandia.

There are many ways that you can play around with this recipe. Instead of organic mint leaves, you can also use basil leaves, which has a nice minty and subtly sweet flavor that goes well with the watermelon and feta cheese. Oregano also works well with this recipe. You can also use a mixture of oregano, basil and mint for more texture, flavor and aroma. While feta cheese is the best kind of cheese for use in this recipe because of its texture and flavor, you can also use other kinds of goat’s cheese, Gorgonzola, or blue cheese. You can also top the watermelon salad with pistachios, walnuts, almonds, or pecans for a bit of a crunch.

Difficulty Level

Easy

Ingredients

4 cups fresh seedless organic watermelon, diced and chilled (can use either red or yellow melon or a combination of both)

1 cup organic feta cheese, diced

1/2 cup fresh, organic mint leaves, shredded

2 tbsp. virgin olive oil

Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Preparation Instructions

In a large serving bowl, combine all ingredients. Toss lightly to mix.

Place in refrigerator and allow to chill for at least 1 hour. Serve chilled.