Melon-Cucumber Salad with Feta
on May 10, 2021, Updated Jul 11, 2025
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This Melon Cucumber Salad with Feta is everything you want in a summer side dish: cool, juicy, crunchy, a little salty, and totally refreshing. Sweet melon, crisp cucumber, briny feta, and a hit of pepper onion come together in a salad thatโs as simple as it is stunning. The perfect balance of sweet and savory โ and no cooking required!
When it’s hot out and turning on the stove feels like self-inflicted pain, this Melon Cucumber Salad with Feta comes to the rescue. Juicy, ripe melon meets crisp cucumber, salty feta, and a little bite from red onions, resulting in a salad that’s sweet, savory, cool, and endlessly refreshing. It’s the kind of no-cook summer dish that ready in minutes, looks like you tried harder than you did, and plays nicely with everything from grilled chicken breasts to grilled salmon.
This salad is a nice surprise on a brunch table, as part of a summer barbecue spread, or unpacked at a picnic alongside your favorite sandwiches.
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Melon in Salads
The most common melon feta combo is usually watermelon and feta. It’s delicious. But here I went for honeydew. I have also made this with other melons, most notably Galia melon, which was lovely. There are so many melons to try: cantaloupe, Galia, Casaba, Canary, Honey Kiss, Honey Bliss…try them all.
Melon-Cucumber Salad with Feta: This melon cucumber salad with feta is the ultimate summer side: juicy, crunchy, sweet, and salty. A no-cook, 10-minute dish.
Make Ahead and Storage
This salad will keep for up to a day, covered and chilled. Bring to room temperature before serving. If possible, top with the last parts of the mint and feta just before serving for the perkiest presentation.
What to Serve with Melon-Cucumber Salad with Feta:
- Yogurt Marinated Chicken
- Citrus Marinated Salmon with Zesty Sauce
- Lemon-Garlic Semi-Boneless Leg of Lamb
- Cilantro Lime Chicken
- Grilled Salmon
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Melon-Cucumber Salad with Feta
Ingredients
For the Dressing:
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 teaspoons honey
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
For the Salad:
- 1 honeydew melon , seeded, rind removed and cubed (or other melon of your choice, about 5 cups)
- 2 cups seeded and diced cucumber
- ½ cup chopped red onion
- 3 tablespoons torn fresh mint leaves , divided
- 1½ cups crumbled or diced feta , divided
Instructions
- Make the dressing: combine the lemon juice, olive oil, honey and salt and pepper in a large bowl.
- Add the honeydew, cucumber, onion, 2 tablespoons of the mint and toss. Add 1 cup of the feta and gently toss again.
- Transfer the salad to a serving bowl and sprinkle the rest of the feta and mint over the top. Serve.
