Our salad is loaded with cubed watermelon, fresh greens, and tomatoes and topped with a delicious dressing with basil it the perfect.
This salad is light and in hot weather, it really hits the spot to satisfy for a lunch, light meal or even to bring to a neighborhood potluck.
If you're looking for a great summer side dish this one goes along with anything else you're going to serve for that backyard barbecue or weeknight dinner.
This refreshing salad is low calories, refreshing and delicious.
Be sure to also try our Air Fryer Summer Sides all quick and easily!
We eat a lot of watermelon at our house during the summer and the kids just love it any way we serve it, especially in this salad or a favorite Watermelon Sorbet we love.
This is a perfect salad to keep that diet on track and a healthy meal gives you a burst of energy! If you hate drinking water, add this watermelon basil salad to your diet today.
Scroll down to see this delicious healthy recipe, it's the all-year-long craving!
Fresh All Year Long
As long as you can get watermelon in your area, this salad always brings your mind to a warmer place.
This is a healthy alternative with a subtle sweetness of summer all year long.
If you love watermelon, this dressing for it is off the charts shouting in summer herbs and freshness.
Once you try this any watermelon lover will crave this every year and a great addition to all summer recipe collections.
Ingredients You Will Need
- grape tomatoes
- cubed mozzarella, provolone or feta
- fresh chopped parsley
- fresh chopped mint
- small seedless cucumber cut into small pieces
- salt pepper to taste
- lemon juice
- olive oil
- seedless watermelon cubed
- Garnish
- Romaine full lettuce leaves
- Fresh basil leaves
- Mint sprigs
- Basil Oil Dressing: fresh basil leaves extra virgin olive oil
Greens and Lettuce to Use
- arugula
- spinach leaves
- butter
- iceberg
- frisee
- fancy greens
- endive
- chopped escarole
- kale
Other Additions and Suggestions
- walnuts or another nut you prefer
- roasted pumpkin seeds
- beets diced
- sunflower seeds
- diced sweet apples
- grapes
- craisins
- raisin
- fresh or dried pineapple bits
- finely minced garlic or onion
- diced cucumber
- sliced kalamata olives
- orange slices
Try Some Of My Other Favorite Summer Recipes
Watermelon cocktail
Avocado Bean Salad
Butternut Squash and Arugula Salad
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Delicious Salads and Healthy Alternatives
If you are looking for healthy salads, this is the perfect choice.
Build your salad with whatever greens you like and feel free to add from the several suggestions for any crunchy additions.
Watermelon Basil Salad
Yield: 6
Inactive time: 1 HourTotal time: 1 Hour
Watermelon Basil Salad fresh and a dieters delight. If you love watermelon this is a great light brunch, lunch and so refreshing
Ingredients
- 1 cup halved grape tomatoes
- 1/4 cup cubed mozzarella, provolone or feta
- 1 teaspoon fresh chopped parsley
- 1 teaspoon fresh chopped mint
- 1 small seedless cucumber cut into small pieces
- salt pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 pounds of seedless watermelon cubed
- Garnish
- Romaine full lettuce leaves or another green you prefer
- Fresh basil leaves
- Mint sprigs
- Basil Oil Dressing:
- 1 cup fresh basil leaves
- 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- (Basil Oil Dressing):
- Blanch the basil leaves in boiling water for one minute. Place in a bath of ice water. Drain.
- Put the basil and olive oil in a food processor and blend till smooth. Pour this basil oil into a cheesecloth with a glass bowl underneath it.
- Let it drip. Do not squeeze cheesecloth. Let drip for around 1 hour.
- In the meantime make the salad.
- I line a bowl or individual plates with romaine lettuce set aside.
- In another bowl toss the watermelon, cucumbers, tomatoes, and cheese with olive oil and lemon juice.
- Transfer to your serving bowl or plates.
- Drizzle with basil oil and more olive oil.
- Salt, and pepper to taste.
- Garnish with mint sprigs and basil leaves.
Notes
Greens and Lettuce to Use
- arugula
- spinach leaves
- butter
- iceberg
- frisee
- fancy greens
- endive
- chopped escarole
- kale
Other Additions and Suggestions
- walnuts or another nut you prefer
- roasted pumpkin seeds
- beets diced
- sunflower seeds
- grapes
- diced sweet apples
- craisins
- raisin
- fresh or dried pineapple bits
- finely minced garlic or onion
- diced cucumber
- sliced kalamata olives
- orange slices
Nutrition Facts
Calories
377.92Fat (grams)
30.96Sat. Fat (grams)
4.74Carbs (grams)
26.04Fiber (grams)
1.87Net carbs
24.14Sugar (grams)
20.35Protein (grams)
3.61Sodium (milligrams)
68.78Cholesterol (grams)
3.69
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Try Our other Watermelon Refreshing Summer Recipes
Watermelon Sorbet
Watermelon Limeade