Peach Watermelon Salad With Feta (Printable Version)

Juicy peaches, watermelon and feta with mint, basil, lime and olive oil for a bright, refreshing summer salad.

# What You’ll Need:

01 - 2 ripe peaches, pitted and sliced

02 - 4 cups watermelon, cubed and seeded

03 - 3/4 cup feta cheese, crumbled

04 - 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves, chopped

05 - 1 tbsp fresh basil leaves, torn (optional)

06 - 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

07 - 1 tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice

08 - 1 tsp honey

09 - Salt and black pepper, to taste

01 - In a large salad bowl, gently arrange the peach slices and watermelon cubes together.

02 - Scatter the crumbled feta and chopped mint over the fruit. Add torn basil leaves if desired.

03 - In a small bowl, whisk together the extra-virgin olive oil, lime juice, honey, salt, and pepper until well blended.

04 - Drizzle the dressing evenly over the salad and toss gently, taking care not to break up the fruit pieces.

05 - Serve immediately at room temperature, or chill for up to 30 minutes before serving.

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Zero cooking required, which means your kitchen stays cool and you stay sane on hot days.
The combination of salty feta with ripe summer fruit sounds unusual until you taste it and wonder where it has been your whole life.

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Do not assemble this more than an hour ahead or the watermelon will release all its water and dilute the dressing into nothing.
Warm watermelon straight from the sun sounds romantic but tastes flat, so give it at least a brief chill in the refrigerator before cubing.

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Salt the peach slices lightly before assembling and let them sit five minutes. It draws out their juices and makes them taste exponentially more like themselves.
Use the best olive oil you own because there are only five ingredients in the dressing and every single one is visible on the plate.