Strawberry Watermelon Salad With Tomatoes and Mint

Light, refreshing and delicious, this strawberry watermelon salad with tomatoes and mint is the ultimate flavor explosion of spring and summer.  The perfect entertaining salad for summer BBQ’s when strawberries and watermelon are at their peak of freshness. 

Take advantage of the sales on whole watermelons, fresh strawberries, and tomatoes at Safeway this week to make this salad as a side dish.  You can also prep this as a side for your lunches, without the dressing. 

Ingredients in Strawberry Watermelon Salad 

Salad

• 1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
• 2 cups watermelon, cubed
• 1 1/2 cups strawberries, quartered
• 2 tablespoons fresh mint, thinly sliced

Dressing

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 1/2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1/2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar or maple syrup
• 1 clove garlic, smashed
• sea salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

To prepare the salad, slice the watermelon into 1/2 inch cubes and place it into a large serving bowl or platter.  Top with sliced strawberries halved tomatoes and fresh julienned mint. 

Prepare the dressing by combining the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, lemon juice, sugar, smashed garlic clove, salt and pepper in a mason jar with a lid.  Shake vigorously with the lid on until combined.  

Drizzle the dressing onto the salad just before serving, reserving the garlic clove in the jar.  

The salad can be prepared a day in advance, but do not dress it until right before serving as the fruit will absorb the dressing and it can become soggy over time. 

Optional toppings:

toasted almonds

feta cheese 

goat cheese

Strawberry Watermelon Salad With Tomatoes and Mint

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Course: Salad

Cuisine: American, Mediterranean

Keyword: Strawberry Watermelon Salad, Watermelon Strawberry Salad with mint

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes minutes

Servings: 6 servings

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Author: Eva Fry

Ingredients

Salad

• 1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes halved
• 2 cups watermelon cubed
• 1 1/2 cups strawberries quartered
• 2 tablespoons fresh mint thinly sliced

Dressing

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 1/2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1/2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar or maple syrup
• 1 clove garlic smashed
• sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Instructions

• To prepare the salad, slice the watermelon into 1/2 inch cubes and place it into a large serving bowl or platter.  Top with sliced strawberries halved tomatoes and fresh julienned mint.
• Prepare the dressing by combining the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, lemon juice, sugar, smashed garlic clove, salt and pepper in a mason jar with a lid.  Shake vigorously with the lid on until combined.
• Drizzle the dressing onto the salad just before serving, reserving the garlic clove in the jar.
• The salad can be prepared a day in advance, but do not dress it until right before serving as the fruit will absorb the dressing and it can become soggy over time.

Notes

Optional toppings:

toasted almonds

feta cheese 

goat cheese

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