Side dishes
Melon and feta salad with mint
Melon, feta, and mint together are just the kind of salad that works right away in the summer. It is fresh, salty, juicy and particularly strong when you want something light and cool to go with the grilled food.
Timing
- Prep: 10-15 minutes
- Optional cooling time: 10 minutes
- Total: approx. 15 minutes
Estimated nutrition
per serving · Calculated for 3 servings.
- Energy
- ≈ 285 kcal
- Protein
- ≈ 9.4 g
- Carbohydrates
- ≈ 14 g
- Fat
- ≈ 20.4 g
Approximate values based on the listed ingredients. Brands, cheese, portion size and preparation can change the values.
Calculation basis
Item weights and household measures are estimated. Unless specified: milk with 1.5% fat, cream with 30% fat and Gouda cheese. Optional ingredients, small amounts of seasoning and separately listed side dishes are excluded. For imprecise entries, the amounts below and comparable reference products are assumed. For alternatives, the first listed ingredient is used. Cooking losses have not been measured.
Quantity assumptions and ingredient mapping
- 1 lime · ≈ 25.0 g
- 2 tbsp olive oil · ≈ 27.3 g
Matvaretabellen: Mattilsynet · Santa Maria
Food data: Max Rubner-Institut, BLS 4.0 (2025), CC BY 4.0. Calculated and rounded for this recipe. BLS 4.0 · CC BY 4.0
Ingredients
- 600g watermelon
- 150g feta
- 1 small handful of fresh mint leaves
- 1 lime
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- freshly ground pepper
Instructions
- Cut the watermelon into bite-sized cubes and remove any seeds.
- Roughly crumble the feta or cut it into small pieces.
- Roughly chop the mint leaves.
- Make a quick dressing with lime juice and olive oil.
- Mix the melon, feta and mint loosely, drizzle with the dressing and finally refine with a little pepper.
- Serve well chilled - the salad tastes best especially on warm days.
