{"id":41494,"date":"2015-07-14T11:15:57","date_gmt":"2015-07-14T15:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/?p=41494"},"modified":"2016-08-05T13:12:02","modified_gmt":"2016-08-05T17:12:02","slug":"watermelon-feta-salad-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/recipes\/watermelon-feta-salad-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Peachy Tomato and Watermelon Feta Salad Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Craving sweet and savory?\u00a0This cool and refreshing\u00a0fruit salad<\/a>\u00a0is sure to hit the spot on a hot day. With every bite, crumbled\u00a0feta cheese complements\u00a0ripe, juicy peaches, watermelon and tomato. These summer produce superstars deliver antioxidants, potassium\u00a0and vitamins A and C<\/a>. Make this recipe as a side for your next BBQ<\/a> or family gathering, and\u00a0don’t forget to drizzle on\u00a0the easy balsamic honey dressing to brighten the fruity flavors even more.<\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/strong> 15 Healthy Recipes for No-Bake Desserts<\/a><\/p>\n

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Photo by Alexa Schirm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Peachy Tomato and Watermelon Feta Salad Recipe<\/h3>\n

Serves 12<\/em><\/p>\n

Total Time: 10 minutes\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Ingredients<\/strong><\/h3>\n

For the salad:<\/em>
\n4 cups watermelon, cubed
\n2 cups tomatoes, diced
\n2 cups peaches, cubed
\n10 leaves of fresh basil
\n1\/2 cup feta cheese
\n1\/4 cup red onion, sliced (optional)<\/p>\n

For the dressing:<\/em>
\n1\/4 cup balsamic vinegar
\n1 tablespoon honey
\n2 tablespoons olive oil
\nSalt and pepper, to taste<\/p>\n

Preparation<\/strong><\/h3>\n
    \n
  1. Add watermelon, tomatoes and peaches to a bowl and mix well.<\/li>\n
  2. Stack the basil leaves together and roll into a small log. Use a sharp knife to slice the leaves perpendicular to the log. Add the long, thin strips to your fruit mixture.<\/li>\n
  3. Stir in feta cheese and sliced onion.<\/li>\n
  4. In a separate small bowl, mix together balsamic, honey, olive oil, salt and pepper.<\/li>\n
  5. Pour dressing over your salad, toss lightly and serve immediately.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Pro Tip<\/h3>\n

    Cubed watermelon does not store well.\u00a0Make this salad the same day you plan on eating it.<\/p>\n

    For more recipes form Alexa, visit <\/span><\/i>Simple Roots Wellness<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Sweet melon and salty feta collide to make this watermelon feta salad recipe that\u2019s a healthy side for your next summer BBQ. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":70,"featured_media":41489,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,27,9,427],"tags":[52,85,87,90,341,381],"class_list":["post-41494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gluten-free","category-healthy","category-recipes","category-snacks","tag-fruit","tag-salad","tag-snacks","tag-summer","tag-tax1living-well","tag-tax2low-carb-diets"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/70"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41494"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41494\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}