Chopped Veggie Salad with Watermelon and Feta Cheese

I wanted some veggie-centric salad for dinner, but not the usual lettuce with stuff thing. I saw this recipe, and honestly, my first reaction was 'no way can all those things go together'. But it was getting 4 forks with 42 reviews, I had to try it. It's ridiculously good. It's got crunch and it's juicy and light, and tangy and the mint comes through every bite but lightly. It's just refreshing and delicious. I didn't use a processor for the dressing. I mixed it with a spoon mashing the cheese up. It was somewhat thick and chunky. I did drain the tomatoes, but they and the watermelon still let off some juice BUT this was a good thing, it became part of the dressing, though there was a little "soup" at the end. I wished I had a piece of bread to mop it up. Really delicious and I will definitely make this again.

• laholladay

• Howell, MI

• 6/15/2015

I made this salad for my girlfriends on a hot Saturday afternoon with white wine and some other snacks. It was light and refreshing and everyone couldn't get enough of it! I made it ahead of time and poured the dressing on top at the time of serving it, it looked terrific!

• Anonymous

• Connecticut

• 8/22/2011

Loved the flavors in this salad. Refreshing for summer. But as other reviewers noted, this is very runny even when I took their advice and drained tomatoes and watermelon beforehand. When I added the dressing (and I only added 3/4 of the thick dressing... seeemed like enough) it just started producing all this liquid! Definitely drain some before bringing to the table. Would have been 4 stars if not for the runniness.

• Anonymous

• Fairfield, CT

• 7/28/2011

This is/was--cause we ate it all and with delight--what I call a "double yum". After driving 7 hours in 103 degree EST coast temperature, this salad was crisp, delicious, interesting, and worth every chop. Thanks and I will have it again in less trying circumstances.

• kateberman

• Charlottesville Va

• 7/23/2011

I am not a vegetarian but I do enjoy my servings of fruit and vegetables every day that I can with a good variety of everything. The watermelon adds something very special to this salad along with the cucumber and green pepper that give a pleasant crunch in every bite. I would probably leave out the tomatoes next time and enjoy the pleasant flavor blends that make this salad a winner for a summer delight in the late evening.

• 1bananacreampie

• Slocan, British Columbia

• 7/2/2011

Nice combo of textures, but this was missing something - hot I think. If I were to make again I think I'd add diced jalapeno - or throw some sriracha into the dressing. Not sure. Definitely need quite a bit of salt - even with the feta I had to add more than I would have ordinarily thought.

• cateler

• chapel hill

• 6/26/2011

Absolutely fabulous and enjoyed by everyone. Have made 6 times since. Will be with me for the rest of my life. A great way to use feta and surprisingly delicious.

• Anonymous

• British Columbia

• 2/24/2011

Wow - this was delicious on a late summer evening. As suggested, I let the tomatoes and watermelon drain in a colander while I was chopping the other ingredients. Despite some trepidation about how all the ingredients would meld together, I stuck to the recipe, used every last ingredient including the oregano, and was glad I did. I only mixed in half the dressing (honestly, it looked pretty good without the dressing.) Next time I might go easy on the feta, but I will definitely make this again.

• pizzelle36

• Massachuseets

• 9/5/2010

This is a great summer salad. I left out the mint and skipped the yogart. The olive oil was suffient dressing. I also used the smallest melon baller tool on the watermelon instead of cutting it up this kept some of the water out of the salad. Everyone raved about it.

• Anonymous

• Seattle, WA

• 6/20/2010

We used dried dill instead of fresh mint and it turned out great.

• Anonymous

• Steamboat Springs, CO

• 4/21/2010

虽然我不吃青椒,但我认为这年代alad sounded good. There were green Kumato tomatoes (to substitute for the bell pepper AND tomato) and a small container of cubed watermelon at the market yesterday, so when I came home I immediately started chopping. There can be something very relaxing about chopping. Had the chopped tomatoes resting on paper towels before I dumped them in. As the name implies, there is water in watermelon, so there was no point in trying to drain that. And I ignored the mint, yogurt and oregano part! No dressing. Didn't miss it. Ate more for breakfast with a boiled egg and feel very healthful and noble, because I've started the day with vegetables and fruit.

• riverdalecook

• The Bronx

• 4/3/2010

Living with several girls in college, this was the most craved and raved about dish we ever made. We would typically skip the bell pepper and include as much watermelon and feta as possible. Honestly, the whole thing would be gone in a matter of an hour. LOVE!!

• jmet2004

• Boston, MA

• 9/30/2009

I thought this lacked punch. I added lime juice which was helpful. I have better watermelon salad recipes and would not bother with this again. The combination of all the ingredients did not meld together well.

• Anonymous

• New haven CT

• 9/12/2009

To reduce the liquid, I chopped all the solid ingredients into a sieve, covered the sieve with plastic wrap, set it over a bowl in the refrigerator until I was ready to serve. Then I put the contents into the serving bowl, mixed the dressing in and served. Wasn't watery until the last spoonful. This was delicious!

• Anonymous

• Little Rock AR

• 9/7/2009

it's um a chopped salad... with watermelon. i really liked it. the watermelon was elusive--every once in a bite, you'd get a soft crunch and sweetness. very subtle, very good. i left out the dried oregano. it'd be musty and nasty.

• michaeladenner

• central fla

• 7/19/2009