In the realm of refreshing salads, the Cucumber Watermelon Salad reigns supreme. This delectable dish combines the crisp coolness of cucumbers with the sweet juiciness of watermelon, creating a symphony of flavors that tantalizes the taste buds. Originating from the vibrant kitchens of Greece, this salad has garnered international acclaim for its simplicity and invigorating taste.
As you embark on your culinary journey, you'll discover not just one, but two tantalizing variations of this classic salad. The first recipe stays true to tradition, showcasing the harmonious blend of cucumbers, watermelon, feta cheese, red onion, and a zesty dressing. In the second recipe, we add a touch of culinary intrigue with a balsamic glaze that elevates the salad to new heights of flavor.
Prepare to be captivated by the vibrant colors and refreshing taste of this salad, perfect for warm summer days or as a light and healthy side dish to any meal. So gather your ingredients, sharpen your knives, and let's embark on a culinary adventure that will leave your taste buds dancing with delight.
MINTY WATERMELON-CUCUMBER SALAD
Capturing the fantastic flavors of summer, this refreshing, beautiful watermelon-cucumber salad will be the talk of any picnic or potluck. -Roblynn Hunnisett, Guelph, Ontario
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch Side Dishes
Time 20m
Yield 16 servings (3/4 cup each).
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine watermelon, cucumbers, green onions and mint. In a small bowl, whisk remaining ingredients. Pour over salad and toss to coat. Serve immediately or refrigerate, covered, up to 2 hours before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 60 calories, Fat 3g fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 78mg sodium, Carbohydrate 9g carbohydrate (8g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 1g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
WATERMELON-CUCUMBER SALAD
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 15m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 0
Steps:
- Soak 1/2 thinly sliced red onion in cold water. Pat dry 4 cups diced watermelon and 1 seeded and sliced cucumber; toss with a handful of thinly sliced mint. Drain the onion, squeeze dry and add to the salad along with some chopped cashews. Add 1/4 cup olive oil and the juice of 1/2 lemon; season with salt and toss. Top with crumbled goat cheese.
WATERMELON CUCUMBER SALAD
All of my friends loved this tasty, refreshing watermelon salad, so I thought I would add it as my first Allrecipes recipe. It was inspired by another recipe on here, but strayed far enough from the original that I thought it deserved its own recipe. Enjoy.
Provided by Sarah K
Categories Salad Fruit Salad Recipes
Time 20m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Gently mix watermelon, cucumbers, and mint in a large bowl. Whisk olive oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper together in a small bowl. Drizzle over salad and gently toss to coat. Add feta cheese and gently mix.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 447.5 calories, Carbohydrate 85.7 g, Cholesterol 16.7 mg, Fat 12.4 g, Fiber 4.5 g, Protein 9.5 g, SaturatedFat 3.9 g, Sodium 240.2 mg, Sugar 70.5 g
CUCUMBER-WATERMELON SALAD
This cool, refreshing summer salad is oh so delicious! Sweet and tangy at the same time.
Provided by RHOV
Categories Salad Fruit Salad Recipes
Time 30m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Place the watermelon and cucumber cubes in a large bowl, and gently toss with the salt and sugar. Drizzle with balsamic vinegar and toss to coat. Refrigerate for 15 minutes, then gently toss one last time before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 48 calories, Carbohydrate 11.9 g, Fat 0.2 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 0.9 g, Sodium 237.6 mg, Sugar 9.6 g
WATERMELON AND CUCUMBER SALAD RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: large watermelon, cucumber, red onion, salt, feta cheese, balsamic vinegar
Provided by Tara Botwinick
Categories Appetizers
Time 30m
Yield 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Cut a large watermelon in half lengthwise.
- Dice half of the watermelon and save the rind for later.
- Place watermelon, cucumber, red onion, salt, and balsamic vinegar into large bowl and mix together.
- Pour salad into hollowed out watermelon rind (optional).
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 46 calories, Carbohydrate 11 grams, Fat 0 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 1 gram, Sugar 8 grams
CUCUMBER, MELON AND WATERMELON SALAD
Watermelon and feta has been in vogue for some time (and forever in Greece). I decided to throw in some of my endless supply of cucumbers and mix it up with the melons. I cut the melon and cucumber into medium-size dice (1/2 to 3/4 inch), but you can also make this more like a salsa and cut the produce into fine dice.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Categories easy, quick, salads and dressings
Time 2m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl. Toss together just before serving.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 259, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 45 grams, Fat 9 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 5 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 1359 milligrams, Sugar 39 grams
SPICY TOMATO, CUCUMBER, AND WATERMELON SALAD RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: small seedless watermelon, limes, Simple Truth™ Organic Grape Tomatoes, Simple Truth™ Organic Hass Avocados, medium Simple Truth™ Cucumber, Simple Truth™ Rosemary Balsamic Salad Dressing, jalapeño, flaky sea salt, Simple Truth Roasted and Salted No Shell Pistachios, Simple Truth™ Organic Basil leaves, Simple Truth Organic Chives
Provided by Kroger
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Cut the watermelon in half crosswise, then cut off the rind. Slice the flesh into ½-inch-thick half-moons, then cut the half-moons into 2-inch triangles.
- Transfer the watermelon to a large bowl and toss with the lime juice. Set aside for 5 minutes to soak.
- Remove the watermelon from the bowl with the lime juice and arrange in a single layer on a serving platter. Top with the grape tomatoes, avocados, and cucumber, then drizzle with the Simple Truth™ Rosemary Balsamic Salad Dressing.
- Scatter the jalapeño slices on top of the salad, then sprinkle with the flaky salt, pistachios, basil, and chives.
- Enjoy!
WATERMELON-CUCUMBER SALAD WITH SUSHI VINEGAR AND LIME
This recipe is quick to make, with dazzling colors and a light oil-free dressing. If you use sushi vinegar, you won't need any additional salt or sugar.
Provided by Lisa
Categories Salad Vegetable Salad Recipes Cucumber Salad Recipes
Time 20m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Peel cucumbers into a striped pattern lengthwise using a vegetable peeler. Slice cucumbers in half lengthwise; cut each half into 1/4-inch slices creating 'half-moon' shapes. Combine cucumbers, watermelon, and red onion in a large bowl.
- Whisk rice vinegar, white wine vinegar, and lime juice together in a bowl; add mint. Muddle the mint by vigorously stirring and pressing the leaves with a spoon until they look bruised but aren't falling apart. Remove and discard mint leaves.
- Drizzle the dressing over salad and gently toss. Sprinkle feta cheese over salad; toss gently.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 64.7 calories, Carbohydrate 8.3 g, Cholesterol 11.2 mg, Fat 2.9 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 2.7 g, SaturatedFat 1.9 g, Sodium 143.3 mg, Sugar 5.7 g
CUBED WATERMELON, CUCUMBER AND FETA SALAD
This impressive checkerboard salad doesn't require any special ingredients-- just a little extra time cutting refreshing watermelon and cucumber into cubes. Feta adds a nice pop of saltiness while black pepper lends a little heat.
Provided by Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 30m
Yield 2 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- To cube the cucumber: Cut the ends off the cucumber. Then thinly slice off all four long sides of the cucumber so that it resembles a long rectangle. Cut into thirteen 1-inch cubes. (Reserve the remaining cucumber for another use.)
- To cube the watermelon: Cut off the ends. Cut the watermelon into 1-inch round slices. Use a cucumber cube as a guide to cut the watermelon into thirteen 1-inch cubes. (Discard the rind and reserve the remaining watermelon for another use.)
- To cube the feta: Cut into four 1-inch cubes using a cucumber cube as a guide.
- To build the salad, make the bottom layer: Arrange 3 cubes across the top of a serving platter and then 5 cubes down, alternating cucumber and watermelon cubes (you should have something that resembles the number "7"). Fill in the "7" to make a 3-by-5-inch rectangle by alternating cucumber and watermelon cubes to create a checkerboard pattern. Occasionally swap out a cube of cucumber or watermelon with a cube of feta to integrate the 4 cubes into the pattern. There should be 15 cubes. To build the top layer, repeat the checkerboard pattern with the remaining 15 cucumber and watermelon cubes making sure that all the feta cubes are covered and every bottom cucumber cube is topped with a watermelon cube and vice versa.
- Drizzle the cubed salad with the oil and then sprinkle with the pepper, basil and mint leaves.
CUCUMBER AND WATERMELON SALAD
If not serving this Cucumber and Watermelon Salad immediately, leave out the salt. Refrigerate salad, covered, up to four hours; just before serving, toss with salt.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Salad Recipes
Time 10m
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- In a large bowl, toss cucumber and watermelon with lime juice, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 49 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 1 g
WATERMELON, CUCUMBER, AND JíCAMA SALAD
Steps:
- Toss together all ingredients in a serving bowl. Serve immediately.
WATERMELON, CUCUMBER AND FETA SALAD
I came acrosss this salad visiting my aunt and fell in love with it. Who ever thought watermelon feta and olives could make a wonderful combination! This is a great fresh summer salald!!
Provided by Love new grub
Categories Melons
Time 15m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Cut all fruit and add to medium sized bowl.
- Add cheese.
- To sliver herbs roll and cut with sharp knife.
- Wish together vinigar, oil and salt.
- Pour over salad and serve immidiately.
CUCUMBER WATERMELON SALAD
This recipe is a fresh take on a classic cucumber and tomato salad. My dad used to make that for me as a child. Adding the watermelon gives it a twist. It is the perfect combination of sweet and tangy and a great summer snack!
Provided by Domestic Chicks
Categories Salad Vegetable Salad Recipes Tomato Salad Recipes
Time 35m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Combine cucumber, tomatoes, onion, and watermelon in a large bowl.
- Mix vinegar, olive oil, salt, sugar, oregano, basil, thyme, and pepper together in a separate, smaller bowl and pour over salad. Stir to coat well.
- Cover and refrigerate for 20 minutes. Serve chilled.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 120.4 calories, Carbohydrate 14.6 g, Fat 7.1 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 1.7 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 446.4 mg, Sugar 9.3 g
WATERMELON, CUCUMBER AND FETA SALAD WITH MINT
Steps:
- Using a melon baller, ball entire watermelon flesh and place in large bowl. Add chopped mint, cucumber, feta, olive oil and salt. Stir gently. Serve.
CUCUMBER-WATERMELON SALAD
Asian (hoisin sauce) and Mexican (jalapeño) combine in this bright summer salad, which takes advantage of a seasonal favorite, watermelon and the ever-reliable cucumber. Flat-leaf parsley adds specks of deep green, and pistachios add crunch.
Provided by Kim Severson
Categories easy, weekday, salads and dressings
Time 15m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Combine melon and cucumber in a colander set over a medium bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 30 minutes and up to 4 hours.
- Transfer melon and cucumber to serving bowl. Whisk lime juice, hoisin sauce, jalapeño and salt in a small bowl and pour over cucumber and melon. Add parsley and toss gently. Add black pepper to taste and additional salt if needed. Sprinkle the salad with pistachios.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 83, UnsaturatedFat 2 grams, Carbohydrate 14 grams, Fat 3 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 2 grams, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 247 milligrams, Sugar 9 grams
SHAVED CUCUMBER, FENNEL, AND WATERMELON SALAD
Ricotta salata is a firmer version of fresh ricotta that is perfect for shaving over summer sides like this sweet-and-savory watermelon, fennel, and cucumber salad.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Salad Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Using a mandoline, slice cucumbers lengthwise into paper-thin slices; slice fennel bulb crosswise into paper-thin slices. Combine cucumbers and fennel in a large serving bowl. Add watermelon, fennel fronds, lemon juice, and oil. Season with salt and pepper; toss to combine. Using a vegetable peeler, shave ricotta salata over salad, and serve.
CUCUMBER AND WATERMELON SALAD WITH HOISIN-LIME DRESSING
Categories Salad Citrus Fruit Vegetable No-Cook Lime Watermelon Cucumber Summer Bon Appétit
Yield Makes 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Combine cucumbers and watermelon in medium bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 15 minutes and up to 4 hours. Drain; discard liquid.
- Whisk lime juice and hoisin sauce in small bowl to blend. Pour dressing over cucumber-watermelon mixture and toss gently. Season salad to taste with pepper. Sprinkle salad with cilantro, mint, and then peanuts. Serve immediately.
WATERMELON, CUCUMBER, AND TOMATO SALAD
Categories Salad Fruit Tomato No-Cook Picnic Quick & Easy Low/No Sugar Watermelon Cucumber Summer Raw Parade
Yield Makes 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- 1. Prepare all of the ingredients ahead of time and reserve them separately.
- 2. Just before serving, drain the watermelon, tomatoes and cucumber in a colander and place them in a decorative serving bowl. Toss with the olive oil, basil and pepper. Serve immediately.
CUCUMBER N WATERMELON SALAD A SUMMER DELIGHT!!!!!!!
On a hot day here is a refreshing delight. You know the days when it's just too hot and you just don't want to cook? This is quick to toss together, no cooking. Full of flavor.
Provided by Rita1652
Categories Melons
Time 20m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Mix salad dressing ingredients in a bowl. Toss in the salad ingredients.
- Chill 1 hour and then enjoy if you can wait the hour.
WATERMELON AND SEEDLESS CUCUMBER SALAD
This is such a nice refreshing summertime salad. It sort of has a sweet-sour taste to it. Who'd a thought watermelon, cucumbers and green onions, would go so well together in a salad!!
Provided by Cindi M Bauer
Categories Other Side Dishes
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- 1. In a bowl that would hold 8-cups of liquid, fruit, and vegetables, add the slices of green onion, and the chunks of cucumbers and watermelon.
- 2. In another bowl mix together the sugar, cider vinegar, water, all the salt and pepper, plus the poppy seeds. Stir until the sugar looks like it has dissolved into the liquid.
- 3. Pour the liquid mixture (the brine), over the fruit and vegetables.
- 4. Cover the bowl, and place it in the refrigerator for 2 hours, to chill and marinate the watermelon, cucumbers, and onion.
- 5. After 2 hours, remove the watermelon, cucumbers, and onion from the brine, and discard the brine.
- 6. Return the watermelon, cucumbers, and onion to the bowl, and serve the salad immediately. (If desired, sprinkle the salad with a bit more of the poppy seeds just before serving.)
- 7. *Note: In regards to the green onion: I first cut the onions to 3-1/4 inches in length, and then discarded the remaining green part of the onion. I then cut the onion into thin slices.
Tips:
- Choose ripe and flavorful cucumbers and watermelon: The quality of your ingredients will directly impact the taste of your salad. Look for cucumbers that are firm and have a deep green color. The watermelon should be ripe and sweet, with a deep red color.
- Use a variety of cucumbers: There are many different types of cucumbers available, so feel free to experiment to find your favorites. Some popular choices include English cucumbers, Persian cucumbers, and Kirby cucumbers.
- Peel the cucumbers if desired: Peeling the cucumbers is not necessary, but it will give the salad a more delicate flavor and texture. If you choose to peel the cucumbers, be sure to do so thinly so that you don't lose too much of the cucumber's nutrients.
- Cut the cucumbers and watermelon into uniform pieces: This will help them to cook evenly and will make the salad more visually appealing.
- Add other ingredients to your salad: Feel free to add other ingredients to your cucumber watermelon salad to customize it to your own taste. Some popular additions include feta cheese, mint, basil, and red onion.
- Chill the salad before serving: This will help to enhance the flavors of the salad and make it more refreshing.
Conclusion:
Cucumber watermelon salad is a light, refreshing, and delicious salad that is perfect for summer gatherings. It is easy to make and can be customized to your own taste. With its combination of sweet watermelon, crisp cucumber, and tangy dressing, this salad is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it.
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