Watermelon Peach Salad

Sharing the most summery summertime salad – Watermelon Peach Salad with cucumbers, feta cheese, walnuts and basil and dressed with fresh lime juice and extra virgin olive oil.

I have a feeling that when I say “summertime salad”, you say “watermelon feta, please!!”.

This combination is always a crowd pleaser and one of the best flavor combos to serve at your summertime BBQs or get togethers. It makes a few servings and can pair with any meats and veggies you are grilling up too. I love the addition of the peaches too. It adds the best flavor and who doesn’t love peaches in the peak of summertime?!

Jordan is a huge fan of this combo and my friend Erica who we are staying with, is a major savory food craver. Now you guys know I am all about the sweet desserts and crave sweet over savory 99% of the time. But I also love making recipes that you guys and others are craving and request me to make. Just like this watermelon salad.

This Watermelon, Peach, Feta, Cucumber + Basil Salad is the ultimate dish to serve at your BBQs and is gluten-free, vegetarian and so simple to make.

Now when it comes to the watermelon – you can either cheat and buy watermelon already sliced to save time. Or you can buy a whole one and recruit Jordan to cut it up like I do. He loves slicing fruits like this for some reason. Probably because it is one of those times he can make a mess in the kitchen and I can’t say anything since I don’t like slicing watermelon – HA!

How to know if a watermelon is ripe and ready to eat:

• First things first – you can’t sniff a watermelon like other fruits
• Look for a ground spot of sorts. When the watermelon is ripe, you’ll see a white or yellow-ish patch on its side.
• Jordan also usually just picks the heaviest one (he thinks he gets the most melon then!)
• Make sure the watermelon is soft/smooth. No cuts and mushy or soft spots.
• Tap the watermelon a bit. One that is ripe will have a hallow sound from all of the juice and it is at peak ripeness!

What ingredients you need to make this summery salad:

• Watermelon – you can buy a whole watermelon and cut it or buy pre-cut to save time
• Peaches – if you’re not a peach fan, try nectarines! Or omit and add some more watermelon or even strawberries are yummy here
• Feta cheese – you can also use a non-dairy/vegan cheese if needed!
• Cucumber – I look for mini seedless cucumbers
• Lime – fresh lime juice is best
• Fresh basil – I don’t recommend dried basil here
• Walnuts – if you can’t do walnuts, pistachios are a great alternative
• Extra virgin olive oil – top quality olive oil is important for flavor
• Flakey sea salt – obsessed with adding this to our meals

A few other delicious summer recipes to try:

Peach Bruschetta with Whipped Ricotta Crostini

5-minute Black Bean and Corn Salsa

Make the Barbuto Kale Salad at Home

Frozen S’mores