5 Mediterranean Summer Salad Recipes | Mediterranean Diet Recipes

5 Summer Salad Recipes: Watermelon Salad, Creamy Cucumber Salad, Grilled Lettuce Salad, Mediterranean Cucumber Tomato Salad, and Greek Pasta Salad. If you are looking for healthy salad recipes that you can make all summer long, these salad recipes are for you! These salad recipes are all Mediterranean diet recipes that are easy to make, perfect for meal prep and are great side dish recipes for cook-outs, pot-lucks and more.

🍅INGREDIENTS: 🍅
1️⃣WATERMELON SALAD
🔹 2 tablespoons honey
🔹 2 tablespoons lime juice
🔹 1 to 2 tablespoons quality extra virgin olive oil I used Greek Early Harvest
🔹 pinch of salt
🔹 1/2 watermelon peeled, cut into cubes
🔹 1 English or Hot House cucumber, cubed (about 2 cupfuls of cubed cucumbers)
🔹 15 fresh mint leaves, chopped
🔹 15 fresh basil leaves, chopped
🔹 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese, more to your liking
🔹 Extra virgin olive oil

2️⃣CREAMY CUCUMBER SALAD
🔹 2 English cucumbers
🔹 Kosher salt
🔹 3/4 cup whole milk Greek yogurt
🔹 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
🔹 Zest and juice of 1/2 lemon
🔹 1/4 cup chopped fresh dill, stems removed, plus more for garnish
🔹 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
🔹 Black pepper
🔹 1/2 medium red onion, thinly sliced into half moons

3️⃣GRILLED LETTUCE SALAD
🔹 2 to 3 ears corn on the cob
🔹 3 hearts romaine lettuce
🔹 Extra virgin olive oil
🔹 Kosher salt
🔹 10 ounces grape tomatoes (2 cups)
🔹 2 green onions, trimmed and chopped
🔹 1/2 bunch parsley, leaves chopped
🔹 1 teaspoon sumac (optional)
🔹1 teaspoon Aleppo pepper (optional)
🔹 1/2 lemon juiced

4️⃣MEDITERRANEAN CUCUMBER TOMATO SALAD
🔹 6 Roma tomatoes, diced
🔹 1 large English or hot-house cucumber, diced
🔹 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced, optional
🔹 3/4 bunch parsley
🔹 Kosher salt, to taste
🔹 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
🔹 1 teaspoon ground Sumac
🔹 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
🔹 2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice

5️⃣GREEK PASTA SALAD
🔹 8 ounces farfalle
🔹 1/2 English cucumber, chopped
🔹 1 green bell pepper, chopped
🔹 10 ounces cherry tomatoes, halved
🔹 1 to 2 shallots, chopped
🔹 1 cup chopped fresh parsley
🔹 2 tablespoons capers, drained and rinsed
🔹 1/2 cup pitted Kalamata olives
🔹 1/3 cup feta cheese
🔹 1 lemon, zested and juiced
🔹 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
🔹 2 garlic cloves, minced
🔹 1 teaspoon dried oregano
🔹 Kosher salt
🔹 Black pepper
🔹 Extra virgin olive oil

⏱️CHAPTERS⏱️
00:00​​ - Intro
00:06 - Watermelon Salad
01:23 - Cucumber Salad
02:46 - Grilled Lettuce Salad
04:06 - Cucumber Tomato Salad
05:03 - Greek Pasta Salad