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!
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:
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