Awesome Summer Watermelon Salad

I had several types of fruits and vegetables that I needed a dressing recipe for and this looked good. I usually read the reviews when I try a new recipe and I wish I had read the reviews before making this one. As almost everyone said, there is way too much dressing! I had almost 5 cups of fruits and vegetables and I still had more than twice as much dressing than I needed. I made the dressing exactly as directed. It was okay.

I really enjoyed this salad. It was light, fresh and tasty. I did add torn pieces of basil to this and it was great.

Made it for a summer luncheon, just because it sounded really good. Friends raved and demanded the recipe. Nice!

Easy to make and a hit at a potluck.

This was a big hit at our gourmet dinner last night. I added seeded cherry tomatoes and ground cherries.

Terrific, surprising blend of flavors and textures. I was skeptical about this recipe, but it turned out wonderfully. Easy to make, and a great addition to a summer meal or potluck.

After reading all the reviews I thought I would try this. I was extremely disappointed. Maybe I did something wrong. It was very soggy and not very pleasing to the eye…especially the next day.

This is a fantastic summer salad! So refreshing! The way the flavors blend is awesome! Don’t know if the kiddies would like it, but great for adults!

I just didn’t like this with the dressing. I think it would be much better with just a sprinkling of salt.

I made this for a Fourth of July get-together, and it was a hit. Everybody who tried it said they loved it. Personally, I’d give this a 4-out-of-5-stars rating, since it was pretty nice, but not fantastic – but everyone else expressed five-star opinions. I think this was the first time I’d ever bought a watermelon – the produce guy at my grocery store picked out a seedless one for me. I tried to make this exactly as written, except that I wasn’t sure how to measure “3 cups” of watermelon. I figured by weight, and even then, 24 ounces of watermelon didn’t seem like much, so I think I wound up using 36 ounces or so (2 1/4 pounds). Everything else, I did by the book, and it all came together nicely. Worth recommending!

I would give it 5 stars with one change….only use the dressing at the last minute. I think using the dressing ahead of time made it visually unappealing (as the feta started breaking down and kind of coating everything in a whitish film). I had some blueberry ginger balsamic vinegar which was excellent with this dish. ALSO….I only used 1/2 cup of oil. I agree with others, you wont need the entire amount of dressing. Save it though…it’s great on a regular salad too

This was really good

I was going to a picnic and had a watermelon so looked for something to do it with it. I used this recipe as a base and it was fabulous! My alterations were minimal–I chopped up some fresh mint from the garden and used store bought light balsamic vinaigrette. I didn’t measure the amount but added to taste. I likely used less than called for in tthe recipe. I also added the feta after the dressing so the feta didn’t get discolored as someone else noted. NO ONE had ever tasted a similar dish and everyone loved it. Fabulous, quick summer salad.

Tried this today and….AMAZING!!! I added a cubed mango just because I had one over ripe in the fridge, along with some mint and it came out delicious! Oh, and the dressing is BY FAR the best I’ve made. This will be my new go-to dressing for all my salads! Wonderful refreshing alternative to standard summer salads like Cesar and pasta salad. Thanks, MomZilla!!

Nice blend of flavors, but a bit watery.

I was supposed to bring watermelon chunks to a summer party. I took half of the watermelon chunks and I made this recipe. No one liked it. As suggested, I tried the red, white and blue version (added blueberries) since it is almost the 4th. The balsamic should specify white balsalmic because regular dark balsalmic stains all the white feta a dingy yellow. No patriot look at all! No one liked the chewy feta in a soft fruit salad. The watermelon did burst in your mouth which is the nicest part of the salad but there was no watermelon taste as the gentle fruit had picked up the oily vinegar taste. A few people ate a few blueberries but again the oiliness ruined the refreshing reason we eat fruit. All of the plain watermelon is gone.

Loved it!

This is 5 stars hands down! Didn’t change a thing. BUT, next time I’m going to use blue cheese. Just would like a stronger cheese taste. It’s funny how people have different taste. One reviewer wrote that the feta was too strong. Different strokes, I guess. I’d like to see where people are from to get an idea of what they like in their part of the country. Some people think a tsp of cayenne is not enough and some think a pinch of black pepper will set them on fire. Anyway, loved it and will make again.

It was absolutely great and a big hit at my husband’s birthday party. It was super easy to put together. Everyone was asking for the recipe’. This year my husband’s birthday was on Memorial Day. So I added one more ingredient, blueberries, to make it red, white and blue. Worked perfectly and looked and tasted GREAT!

Refreshing and delicious! And- it’s a little different. Had a girls night and everyone wanted the recipe. I didn’t change a thing.

Very tasty and pretty. I will make this again!