Watermelon Mint Salad

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Juicy and delicious watermelon mint salad is a refreshing side dish for any summer BBQ with lime juice and zest adding a pop of unexpected flavor that makes this a surefire winner. Sliced strawberries and blueberries are added for variety and more summer flavor.

This watermelon mint salad is nothing new in my world. I first made the recipe two summers ago in the blog’s infancy, but for some reason I never got around to posting it. It is so incredibly good though!

And the watermelon mint combo is so good! I have a watermelon feta mint skewer recipe that hits the same notes. I know to the newbies it probably sounds weird, but once you try it, there’s no going back.

Both watermelon and mint are known for being refreshing on their own, but throw them together and the freshness knows no bounds. You’ll find yourself craving watermelon mint salad instead of chocolate (or cupcakes). So much better to snack on this when that craving for sweets hits! It’ll keep in the refrigerator for a couple days too so it’s so nice to have on hand.

Add a squirt of lime juice and a bit of lime zest and you’ve got yourself the juiciest, most tantilizing fruit salad you’ve ever tasted!

If you’re struggling to find a ripe watermelon or your fruit just isn’t quite as ripe and sugary as you want it to be, there’s a trick for that. This happened to me once and I dissolved about 1/2 tsp. of coconut sugar in the lime juice before tossing on the watermelon and this did the trick.

It perked the watermelon right up and brought out its sweetness. Of course, ripe juicy watermelon is preferable, but this little cheat can be used in a pinch to make it a bit more palatable.