Watermelon Arugula Salad with Quinoa and Feta
This delicious watermelon arugula salad with quinoa and feta is packed with flavor and texture thanks to juicy watermelon, fresh mint, almonds, and an easy champagne vinaigrette! It's a delicious side dish or healthy, filling vegetarian lunch. (gluten-free)
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: salad
- Method: tossed
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds
- 5 cups packed baby arugula
- 1/2 cup packed mint leaves, roughly torn
- 3/4 cup cooked quinoa
- 2 cups watermelon, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
- 1/4 cup feta cheese crumbles
Champagne Dijon Vinaigrette:
- 1 tbsp dijon mustard
- 2 tsp honey
- 2 tbsp champagne vinegar
- 3 tbsp good quality extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp freshly cracked black pepper
Instructions
- Toast almonds: Heat oven to 350°F. Place almonds on a small baking sheet and place in the oven for 8-10 minutes, or until lightly golden. Watch carefully as they will burn quickly. Remove from oven and cool.
- Meanwhile, make champagne dijon vinaigrette buy whisking together all vinaigrette ingredients.
- Cut watermelon into cubes.
- In a large bowl, toss arugula, mint, quinoa, watermelon, feta and almonds with desired amount of dressing. I start with about half and add more as needed.
- Gently toss and serve or refrigerate, covered, until ready to serve, up to 4 hours.
Notes
- If you can't find champagne vinegar at your local grocery store, you can substitute white wine vinegar. You can also find it on Amazon.
- The dressing, quinoa, almonds, and watermelon can all be prepped days in advance. I don't recommend assembling the salad too far ahead of time to avoid soggy arugula.
Keywords: watermelon arugula salad, watermelon feta quinoa salad, watermelon feta grain salad, Panera watermelon salad
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