Minted Watermelon, Cucumber, and Blueberry Salad Recipe for July 4th
Sweet, refreshing, and slightly crunchy. This red, white (almost?), and blue salsa-like salad is perfect on chips or a piece of grilled fish and is a great healthy recipe for the 4th of July. Which, by the way, is next week.
Friday afternoon some of my girlfriends and their families came over for a backyard BBQ. The chickens were roaming around, the girls put on princess clothes and asked Gwendolyn about her trip to Disneyland, and we all relaxed on the lawn – it really felt like summer. My girlfriends all brought the most amazing side dishes. Ronda brought a salad with shrimp and Sarah brought a salad of Tuscan cantaloupe, watermelon, cucumber, and mint. It was so good I had to make a similar version the next night for dinner and to share with you.
Recipe after the break!
Minted Watermelon, Cucumber, and Blueberry Salad Recipe
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Serve with chips like a salsa or over grilled fish, a bed of quinoa, etc.
Yield: About 2 Cups
Ingredients:
- 1 cup diced watermelon
- 1/2 cup diced Persian or English hothouse cucumber
- 1/2 cup fresh blueberries
- 5 fresh mint leaves, chopped
- juice of 1 lime
- chips for serving
Instructions:
Gently toss all ingredients together in a small-medium bowl.
My tastebuds are dancing already!!
This looks so yummy!
Such a pretty and refreshing summer salad!
That looks delicious!
What a sweet group of girls there on the blanket…love that!
What a beautiful way to enjoy the day. The salad is divine. Very refreshing, a really nice summer salad.
Velva
yum, I made mojitos this weekend so I have some mint!
This looks sooooo refreshing Marina!
Delicious, so refreshing and colorful! One of our favorite summer salads 🙂
I have all the ingredients, and want to make it right this minute! Looks wonderful, Marina!
This looks so refreshing and perfect!
this salad sounds great!
Marina I love this salad – wonderful colors too! And I love your book!
Congrats on the book! Looking forward to your posts!
What a fresh and colorful salad for a picnic or barbeque.
I woke up this morning and decided I wanted to make a watermelon salad for dinner this evening. Your salad looks perfect with each piece cut to perfection. This is a great salad, simple and with great flavor. Thanks for sharing.
Definitely perfect not just for the 4th of July. Love to have this with chips.