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Watermelon Cucumber Salad

watermelon salad with cucumber, feta, and poppyseed dressing
  • Serves: 8
  • Prep Time:  20 min
  • Cook Time:  0 min

Ingredients

  • 5 oz arugula
  • 1 (2lb) watermelon, or roughly 6 cups, cubed
  • 1/2 english cucumber, sliced
  • 6 oz feta, crumbled
  • 16 basil leaves

Poppyseed Dressing

  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 3 tbsp white balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tsp dijon mustard
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp poppy seeds

Method

  1. Whisk the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, mustard and honey in a small bowl until emulsified. Add salt and poppy seeds, stir in salt and poppyseeds. Set aside.
  2. Place arugula on a platter, cover with cucumbers and watermelon. Sprinkle with feta.
  3. Make a stack out of the basil leaves. Roll them in either direction and thinly slice them to make ribbons. Toss evenly over the salad.
  4. Drizzle with dressing. Enjoy!