Strawberry watermelon summer salad

I love easy summer salads! Their vibrance lightens up the meal. It’s like having a bouquet of flowers on the table. This strawberry watermelon summer salad is one of our favorites.

I know salads are a hard one to sell to kids, but I have noticed that if there are a lot of things in the salad they like – fruits, avocado, nuts, cold cuts – they are more likely to try it. This salad is an easy sell; my kids love it!

How I make this strawberry watermelon summer salad?

This strawberry watermelon summer salad comes together very easily, just some chopping, mixing, shaking and serving!

the dressing

I add all the dressing ingredients – balsamic vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, honey, salt and pepper – to a dressing shaker (a tall container with lid works as well) and I give it a good shake to combine it all.

the salad

I use a big salad bowl to combine all the salad ingredients – strawberries, cubes of watermelon, mint and/or basil – in with salad thongs. To make this a dinner salad, I often add cucumber slices, lamb’s lettuce (or other mild, soft lettuce) and even cooked and cooled quinoa to it.

To finish this strawberry watermelon summer salad, I add some of the dressing to it and, using the salad thongs, combine the dressing and the salad. The rest of the dressing I serve on the side.

So easy, so quick to make. My kind of summer salad! We all love it here. We hope you do too. It is

so vibrant – bursting with flavor – quick and easy to make – very adjustable – SO delicious!

Looking for more summer salad? How about this peach caprese, blueberry and grilled sweet corn salad, gado gado (steamed veggie salad with peanut sauce), and this family friendly Niçoise salad.

Strawberry watermelon summer salad

This strawberry watermelon summer salad is so colorful, bursting with flavor and super quick and easy to make. A great side for a summer bbq!

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 10 minutes mins

Servings 4 people

Calories 304 kcal

Equipment

• salad thongs (or other serving utensils)

Ingredients

  

The dressing

• ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
• ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
• 1-2 tsp honey (to taste)
• salt and pepper (to taste)

The salad

• 2 cups (small) strawberries (cleaned and cut in 2 (if too large)
• 2 cups watermelon (cubed)
• 1 handful fresh mint leaves (chopped)
• 1 handful fresh basil leaves (chopped)
• ½ medium cucumber (small cubes or slices)q
• 2 cups (lamb's) lettuce

Instructions

 

The dressing

• Add all the dressing ingredients to a dressing shaker (a tall container with lid works as well) and shake to combine.

The salad

• I use a big salad bowl to combine all the salad ingredients – strawberries, cubes of watermelon, mint and/or basil – in with salad thongs. To make this a dinner salad, I often add cucumber slices, lamb's lettuce (or other mild, soft lettuce) and even cooked and cooled quinoa to it.
• Add some of the dressing to the salad and combine the dressing and the salad with salad thongs. Serve the rest of the dressing on the side.

Notes

Nutritional information:

the information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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