{"id":7805,"date":"2026-07-03T21:27:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T21:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeplusstylemag.com\/scottsdale\/?p=7805"},"modified":"2026-07-03T21:35:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T21:35:01","slug":"watermelon-feta-cucumber-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeplusstylemag.com\/scottsdale\/recipe-cocktails\/watermelon-feta-cucumber-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick and Refreshing Summer Salads"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7805\" class=\"elementor elementor-7805\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f3b8ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f3b8ad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c40fb1f\" data-id=\"c40fb1f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3444836 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3444836\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">It\u2019s not all about the lettuce<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38384f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38384f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Author:<\/strong> Kris Lodhi<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quick and refreshing summer salads are the perfect answer to warm days, easy entertaining, and meals that feel light but still full of flavor. And while lettuce has its place, summer\u2019s best salads often come from the season\u2019s most colorful ingredients: sweet corn, juicy peaches, ripe tomatoes, crisp cucumbers, fresh herbs, creamy cheeses, and bright citrus dressings. These no-lettuce salads are simple to make, beautiful to serve, and packed with the kind of fresh flavor that feels effortless and elevated.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-152d68b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"152d68b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1828077920  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/ml0dmxdfjzuc.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/lifeplusstylemag.com\/scottsdale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Pic-1_watermelon-salad-with-feta-and-fresh-mint-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7807\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ml0dmxdfjzuc.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/lifeplusstylemag.com\/scottsdale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Pic-1_watermelon-salad-with-feta-and-fresh-mint-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/ml0dmxdfjzuc.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:200\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/lifeplusstylemag.com\/scottsdale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Pic-1_watermelon-salad-with-feta-and-fresh-mint-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ml0dmxdfjzuc.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/lifeplusstylemag.com\/scottsdale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Pic-1_watermelon-salad-with-feta-and-fresh-mint-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ml0dmxdfjzuc.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:512\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/lifeplusstylemag.com\/scottsdale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Pic-1_watermelon-salad-with-feta-and-fresh-mint-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ml0dmxdfjzuc.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/lifeplusstylemag.com\/scottsdale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Pic-1_watermelon-salad-with-feta-and-fresh-mint-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ml0dmxdfjzuc.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1279\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/lifeplusstylemag.com\/scottsdale\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Pic-1_watermelon-salad-with-feta-and-fresh-mint-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-153dca6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"153dca6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Watermelon, Feta &amp; Cucumber Salad<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e06761 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e06761\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Ingredients:<\/h4><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4 cups watermelon, cubed<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 large cucumber, sliced or cubed<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1\/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1\/4 cup fresh mint, chopped<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 tbsp olive oil<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 tbsp lime juice<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salt and black pepper<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Optional: balsamic glaze<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ced3d58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ced3d58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Directions:<\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Combine watermelon, cucumber, feta, and mint in a large bowl. Drizzle with olive oil and lime juice. Season lightly with salt and pepper. Finish with balsamic glaze if desired. Serve chilled.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s not all about the lettuce Author: Kris Lodhi Quick and refreshing summer salads are the perfect answer to warm days, easy entertaining, and meals that feel light but still [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7807,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe-cocktails"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeplusstylemag.com\/scottsdale\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeplusstylemag.com\/scottsdale\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeplusstylemag.com\/scottsdale\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeplusstylemag.com\/scottsdale\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeplusstylemag.com\/scottsdale\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7805"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/lifeplusstylemag.com\/scottsdale\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7805\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7813,"href":"https:\/\/lifeplusstylemag.com\/scottsdale\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7805\/revisions\/7813"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeplusstylemag.com\/scottsdale\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeplusstylemag.com\/scottsdale\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeplusstylemag.com\/scottsdale\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeplusstylemag.com\/scottsdale\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}