watermelon salad

Watermelon – Baby Spinach Salad with Cucumber, Blueberry & Feta!

The cool flavors and contrasting textures make it a satisfying summer salad. The salad is dressed with a Honey-Lime Vinaigrette that’s tangy with a hint of sweetness.

Ingredients:

  • Sweet Juicy Watermelon
  • Salty Feta Cheese, crumbled
  • Peppery Baby Spinach
  • Fresh basil, chopped
  • Crunchy Cucumber
  • Fresh Blueberries
  • Red Onion
  • Glazed Pecans for some sweet, crunchy texture

Honey-Lime Vinaigrette Dressing:

  • 1/2 cup *olive oil
  • 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Shake vigorously until combined. Adjust seasoning to taste. Dress your salad right before serving.

Instructions:

  1. No need to measure ingredients in this salad, just mix according to your taste and preference.
  2. Choose English cucumber which have thin skins and small seeds so they don’t require peeling or seeding.
  3. Cut cucumbers in the half moons by giving a crinkle cut to make them fancy.
  4. To take the bite out of raw onion and mellow the flavor, soak your onion in ice water.
  5. Submerge your sliced or diced onion in ice water and let it soak for 10 – 15 minutes, before draining and adding them to your salad.
  6. Start prepping your Honey-Lime Vinaigrette dressing and to make an easy dressing, mix the above mentioned ingredients in a mason jar.
  7. Shake vigorously until combined. Adjust seasoning to taste.
  8. Dress your salad right before serving.

Notes:

*Olive oil becomes cloudy and solidifies when refrigerated. If making vinaigrette ahead, remove from fridge to warm up to restore consistency before using.