Kale Watermelon Salad with Feta

Fast food? You betcha. I whipped this Kale Watermelon Salad with Feta together in 5 minutes with kale I picked down the street.

If not for Karen, my volleyball pal (check her out at the Healthy Green Flamingo), I might never have thought to put kale and watermelon together. As we hung out in the shade at last weekend’s volleyball tournament, she offered me a taste of her salad. I was hot and starving. It was cold and crunchy and fresh and lemony and sweet. Just what I needed!

I had to re-create it for myself.

It’s pretty much just as it was, with the addition of feta cheese because I completely love the combo of nuts and cheese in my salad. Actually, my favorite salad combo is something like this:

greens + something nutty + something cheesy + something sweet

4-for-4, baby!

kale + sunflower seeds + feta cheese + watermelon

The easy lemon/olive oil dressing and salt and pepper finish it up and  you are ready to chow down.

I should probably mention, at this point, an important fact. While my awesome partner/husband and I did beat Karen and her partner, Jeff, earlier in the day, we lost to them in the semi-finals of this tournament. I can’t remember where on that timeline the salad-eating occurred, but, then again, I’m not sure it matters, and for 2 reasons:

1) We both ate the salad;
2) She’s, like, 2 feet taller than me, which in volleyball, can be a significant advantage. As my former coach, Hank, always said, “You can’t teach height!”

Kale Watermelon Salad with Feta
Serves 4

Prep time: 5 minutes     Cook time: zero  <———THAT’S MY KIND OF FAST FOOD!!

2 cups kale, washed and torn (no stems)
1 cup watermelon, cubed
1 cup cucumber, seeded and chopped
2 tablespoons feta cheese, crumbled
1 1/2 tablespoons sunflower seeds
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon lemon juice
salt and pepper, to taste

Put all ingredients in a mixing bowl and toss gently. Taste, and adjust seasoning as needed. Serve immediately.