Watermelon Blueberry Salad
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Watermelon Blueberry Salad
Description
This salad features large pieces of watermelon as a base, providing sweet and hydrating fruit. Blueberries add bursts of tartness and color contrast. The dressing mixes honey for sweetness, lime juice for acidity, and fresh mint for a fragrant herbal note. When tossed together, the ingredients create a balanced mix of sweet, tart, and fresh flavors.
The salad is served chilled, enhancing its refreshing quality. It works well as a light appetizer or accompaniment to grilled foods and outdoor meals. The mint and lime dressing elevates simple fruit into a dish with a subtle complexity.
Storage advice notes that leftovers should be kept in an airtight container and consumed preferably within 24 hours for optimal freshness, though they may last up to three days. The recipe allows easy ingredient swaps, such as substituting lemon juice for lime or using maple or agave syrup in place of honey. Other fresh herbs like basil can also replace the mint for variation.
Ingredients
- 6 cups watermelon seeded, chopped
- 1 cup blueberries
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon lime
- 1/2 teaspoon mint chopped, fresh
Instructions
- Place the seeded, chopped watermelon in a large bowl.
- In a small bowl, combine the honey, lime juice and mint. Pour over the watermelon. Add the blueberries and toss gently to coat. Chill until ready to serve.
Notes
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator and consume within 24 hours for best freshness; can keep up to 3 days.
- Lime juice can be substituted with lemon juice without significantly changing flavor.
- Honey can be replaced by maple syrup or agave syrup as alternative sweeteners.
- Fresh herbs like basil may be used instead of mint to alter the herbal note.
- One serving is approximately 1 cup of watermelon and 1/6 cup blueberries.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 81 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 81kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 21g | 7% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 2mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 189mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 18g | 36% |
| Vitamin A | 880IU | 18% |
| Vitamin C | 15mg | 17% |
| Calcium | 11mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.4mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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