This watermelon salad with feta is SO YUM and perfect for summer. Juicy watermelon pairs perfectly with salty feta, fresh basil, blueberries and a balsamic glaze. Your friends and family will lick the platter clean 😎
When you're peeling off your thighs that are stuck to the leather seats in your car, you know it's summertime😎
And with summer comes popsicles, pool and pool parties.
Yay!
❣️Why this salad doesn't suck
Fresh, juicy watermelon just SCREAMS summer, don't you think?
Add fresh blueberries, basil, salty feta and a secret ingredient...and you've got a match made in salad heaven.
Crowd-pleasing and naturally gluten-free, this watermelon salad with feta will be your new go-to this summer.
Let's make it!
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📝Ingredients
Here's what you 'll need to make this watermelon salad:
- Watermelon - go for seedless and you'll thank me later
- Blueberries (fresh)
- Feta cheese - buy the "pre-cubed" for easy salad prep
- Fresh basil leaves
- Balsamic vinegar (to make a balsamic glaze)
See recipe card for quantities.
🔪Instructions
Here's how you'll make this salad. The only real "cooking step" is making the balsamic glaze - here's how you make it:
To make the balsamic glaze, heat 1 cup of balsamic vinegar on the stove in a small saucepan.
Heat until boiling. Once boiling, turn down the heat to medium and whisk the vinegar.
Keep whisking every few minutes. Once the vinegar has thickened and it's full of bubbles, remove from the heat to cool.
Add diced watermelon, blueberries, feta cheese and torn fresh basil leaves to a serving platter or bowl. Drizzle the balsamic glaze overtop and serve.
🔄Substitutions
Instead of the basil, you could use mint instead.
Instead of the feta cheese, you could use boccochini - it will be less salty but the creamy cheese is really nice with the watermelon.
And if you don't have time or interest in making the balsamic glaze, simply using the balsamic vinegar as-is works too. The balsamic flavor won't be as strong.
💃Variations
There are so many ways to change up this fresh watermelon salad.
And as per the substitutions above, you can make a few swaps and have a completely different salad!
🥡Storage and Leftovers
Once you drizzle the watermelon salad with the glaze, it's best if you serve it right away.
If you bought one of those GINORMOUS watermelon and have some leftovers, I've got the perfect way to use it up: Easy Watermelon Gazpacho Without Tomatoes!
Watermelon Gazpacho🍉 (no tomatoes)
You'll love this Easy Watermelon Gazpacho with cucumber and mint. It's a refreshing, summery take on the traditional cold soup: gazpacho.
Top tip
When making the balsamic glaze, don't be afraid to really cook it down so it gets thick.
And after you remove it from the heat, it'll thicken even more.
You can also buy balsamic glaze pre-made and skip the making-it-part😄
🙋♀️Want More No-Lettuce Salads?
- Spicy Tuna & Egg Salad (Meal Prep Friendly)
- Creamy Chicken, Black Bean & Corn Salad (no lettuce)
- Watermelon Feta Mint Salad
- Mango Chickpea Rice Salad for Meal Prep
🍽️Pairing
Up your summer game with these fail-proof recipes that would go perfectly with watermelon salad:
Hope you love this watermelon salad with feta like we do!
~April
📖 Recipe
Watermelon Feta Salad with Balsamic Glaze
Ingredients
- 10 cups watermelon
- 2.5 cups blueberries fresh
- 1 cup feta cheese
- ¼ cup basil leaves, fresh torn
- ⅓ cup balsamic glaze see instructions on how to make
Instructions
- To make the balsamic glaze, heat 1 cup of balsamic vinegar on the stove in a small saucepan. Heat until boiling.
- Once boiling, turn down the heat to medium and whisk the vinegar.
- Keep whisking every few minutes. The balsamic vinegar will start to bubble after about 5-7 minutes.
- Once the vinegar has thickened and it is full of bubbles, remove from the heat.
- It will continue to thicken as it cools too. Set aside.
- Add diced watermelon, blueberries, feta cheese and torn fresh basil leaves to a serving platter or bowl.
- Drizzle the balsamic glaze over-top.
- Serve right away.
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