Watermelon, cucumber and lime salad. This fresh watermelon, cool cucumber, tangy feta, fresh mint and a drizzle of lime and honey is the perfect summer salad. Originally posted on Sept 2016, I have taken new photos of the watermelon salad and rewritten the blog post.

Quick to make and sweet and savoury, this gluten-free summer salad is always a winner. Cut the watermelon and cucumbers into equal size squares and arrange on a plate. It becomes a really eye catching salad to serve to friends and family at your next bbq or picnic.

Salty, sweet and refreshing. This watermelon, cucumber and lime salad is what you must make this weekend. I really cannot get enough of this salad when it is watermelon season.

WHAT INGREDIENTS YOU NEED:

• Watermelon
• Mini Cucumbers
• Feta cheese
• Fresh Mint
• Lime
• Honey
• Tajin spice (Optional)

I am a big salad eater and this gluten-free summer salad is a favourite of mine. Watermelon is one of my favourite summer fruits and I love it plain, with a sprinkle of Tajin spice on, or in this salad. It is so good!

Are you a watermelon fan? Just a few ingredients are needed to make this eye catching and refreshing watermelon, cucumber and lime gluten-free salad.

Watermelon is great on its own, but have you tried a squeeze of fresh lime juice on it? So amazing!

HOW TO MAKE THIS WATERMELON SALAD:

1. Lightly peel the mini cucumbers.
2. Cut the cucumbers into squares. Trim the corners to make the cucumbers more into a square shape.
3. Cut the watermelon into square shapes about the same size as the cucumbers.
4. Alternate the watermelon and cucumber on a plate.
5. Crumble the feta and sprinkle over.
6. Cut up the mint and sprinkle over the watermelon.
7. Squeeze the juice a lime over the watermelon.
8. Drizzle a bit of honey over all.
9. Optional, Sprinkle a bit of Tajin spice over the salad.

This gluten-free watermelon, cucumber and lime salad is sweet and savoury at the same time. It is light and refreshing and a terrific salad on a hot day. A simple sweet and salty watermelon salad that is perfect to go alongside grilled fish or chicken.

If you have never tired watermelon and feta together, I highly recommend it. A great side dish for a summer bbq or picnic. You won’t believe how easy or how delicious this salad is once you make it.

HERE ARE MORE SUMMER RECIPES TO TRY:

• Cantaloupe Cucumber Salad
• No Bake Nut and Seed Balls
• No-Bake Rocky Road Squares
• Simple Caprese Salad

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Watermelon Cucumber and Lime Salad

This fresh watermelon, cool cucumber, tangy feta, fresh mint and a drizzle of honey and lime is the perfect summer salad.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 15 minutes mins

Course Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine American

Servings 4

Equipment

• cutting board
• knives
• serving plate
• measuring cups and spoons

Ingredients

  

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• 3 cups watermelon, cut into squares
• 4-5 mini cucumbers, sliced into squares
• 1/3-1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled (cow, sheet or goat feta)
• 1/4 cup fresh mint, finely chopped
• 1 lime
• 2 tsp honey

Instructions

 

• Lightly peel the mini cucumbers.
• Cut the cucumbers into squares. Trim corners so that cucumbers are more a square shape.
• Cut the watermelon into squares about the size of the cucumbers.
• Arrange the watermelon and cucumbers on a plate. I like to alternate them.
• Crumble the feta and sprinkle over the watermelon and cucumbers.
• Finely chop the mint and sprinkle over the salad.
• Squeeze the juice of the lime over the salad.
• Drizzle the honey over the salad.
• Optional. Sprinkle Tajin spice over the salad

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