For a luncheon one weekend at the cottage, I served the Empanadas because I wanted something reasonably fast as we were leaving to get back to the city. While the Empanadas were warming in the oven, I put this simple, yet tasty salad together. The salad really should have been entitled The Kitchen Sink Salad because in all honesty I was just trying to use up some ingredients we had left on our cottage weekend. It’s a delightful combination of salty, sweet and peppery. If you don’t like feta, add some crispy fried bacon. But don’t leave out the watermelon or avocado!
Watermelon, Avocado and Feta Salad
Serves 2
Ingredients:
- 1 cup cubed watermelon
- 2 ounces feta
- 1 avocado, cubed
- a handful or two of arugula and spinach mix
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 4 tbsp white balsamic vinegar
- t tsp Dijon mustard
Directions:
- Combine all of the ingredients to the arugula mix.
- In a small glass jar, combine the olive oil, white balsamic vinegar and Dijon and shake vigorously to combine.
- Toss salad just before serving.
Such a great combination of ingredients, Eva! I would have never thought of mixing spinach and watermelon. Can I use some other kind of cheese instead of feta?
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Thank you for your comment Agness, I like feta because it adds the saltiness that the sweetness craves. I suppose you could also use Haloumi or kefalograviera, any salty cheese. I would likely grill or pan fry the latter.
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Love the addition of avocado to the classic watermelon and feta salad. Looks amazing.
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Thank you Betsy, it was delicious!
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Looks, delicious and comforting salad!!!
sure gonna try this recipe….
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How about adding feta and crispy bacon? This looks like a great salad to add to my list of favorites. I love salads with avocado in them.
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It looks delicious and perfect for empanadas. I have never combined avocado and watermelon… I must check if watermelons are still sold on our market this weekend and try this salad.
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This is my favorite summer salad. As long as I have watermelon and feta in the fridge, I can find enough goodies to fill out the salad. Nobody ever leaves any in the bowl. Yours looks terrific!
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Watermelon and feta has become one of my favorite flavor combos! Love the avocado here. Good stuff — thanks.
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I haven’t tried this with avocado but it sounds like a great addition! 😀 And kitchen sink cooking is what we’re doing here because we’re going away!
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Great things happen when we clean out the fridge, Eva. This salad of yours is definitely proof of that. And you topped it off with bacon. How ever did you have bacon languishing about in the fridge? Prior to the visitation, I had a couple of great frittatas and pastas. Though bacon was absent, I did end up with a clean fridge and a full belly. 🙂
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What a gorgeous salad! I love this combination of ingredients…must taste amazing, Eva.
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that is such a refreshing and beautiful salad
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I never say no to a salad with feta in it 😀
Yum!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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Simple yet very delicious, Eva.
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This is a lovely refreshing salad. I make a watermelon and feta salad but it has black olives rather than avocado. Now that avocados are very abundant, and not that it’s salad season, I’ll give your version a try xx
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A classic, love it!
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I’ve had watermelon and feta, but not with avocado. That sounds interesting. I imagine it’s a filling salad too. I know I enjoyed your season at the cottage-lots of good recipes and pics. Until next year!
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Maaan!!
I wish I could eat this!
Feed me soy cheese Eva!!!
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The salad looks like a light and refreshing summer meal especially paired with the empanadas.
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Like the simplicity of this salad saving for next summer as it is not watermelon season, Asian pears are in season what do you think of Asian pears as a substitute for watermelon?
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A lovely summer salad. We often add mint.
Have a super day.
🙂 Mandy xo
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