Mexican Watermelon Salad

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: cotija cheese

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Cotija is a traditional Mexican cheese with a similar texture.

jalapeño

🥗Healthier: bell pepper

💰Cheaper: banana pepper

Bell pepper offers crunch without the heat.

Cut half of a red onion flat ways, then long ways, and finally into a small dice.

Set the diced red onion aside.

Cut a hot house cucumber into quarters and then into bite-size pieces.

Add the diced red onion back into the cucumber, leaving some aside for tasting later.

Cut a quarter of a watermelon, removing all the rind, and cut it into bite-size pieces.

Set the watermelon aside.

Pull the leaves off the cilantro stems and chop them, being careful not to chop too much to retain the oils.

Juice some limes and set the juice aside.

Remove the seeds and ribs from the jalapeño and dice it finely.

Add the diced jalapeño to the watermelon, along with the cucumbers and red onions.

Add lime juice and about 1 tablespoon of honey to the mixture.

Crumble feta cheese into the salad and stir gently to combine.

Taste the salad to adjust lime juice and honey as needed.

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