Watermelon and Feta Salad with Citrus Dressing is a delicious recipe to kick-start the summer with Memorial Day weekend. This dish is truly summer in a bowl. It’s refreshing and tasty with citrus dressing dancing on your palette. Arugula is naturally spicy, however, I added a pinch of cayenne to the dressing for some extra kick. There is a nice balance of sweet and spicy flavors in this dish.
The dressing is really simple and very delicious. It only takes 5 ingredients to make this yummy dressing: freshly squeezed orange juice, olive oil, cayenne, salt, and pepper. This is my all time favorite dressing that I make most of the time.
My photo shoot was cut a little short with my little Sky Bear spotting the watermelon in this dish. The watermelon slowly started to disappear and I decided it was wrap!
Serves 4 (including energetic toddlers)
Ingredients:
16 oz. of arugula
3 tbsp. of fresh mint, chopped
1 cup feta
3 cups of watermelon
1/4 cup of cranberries
1 bundle of mint leaves for garnish
Dressing:
2 oranges, juiced (or 1/2 cup of orange juice
1/4 cup of olive oil
Cayenne
Salt
Pepper
In small bowl mix the orange juice and olive oil until well blended. Sprinkle cayenne, salt, and pepper to taste. Rinse the arugula. Place the arugula into a separate bowl. Toss in the mint, watermelon, and cranberries. Sprinkle the feta over the salad.
Mix the dressing into the salad and toss and garnish with a mint leaf. Bon appetite!