Watermelon Basil Salad Recipe

Before summer is over, you need to try this watermelon basil salad recipe.  Add a few ingredients to a bowl and in just minutes you will have a unique salad to serve up the next time you grill.  We love watermelon around here and I try to come up with recipes to use the fruit as well.  I mean they are huge right?  You have to use it up before it spoils!  Try this salad plus I have a few more recipes at the bottom of this post you don’t want to miss.  Enjoy watermelon anytime of the day with our ideas.

Watermelon Basil Salad Recipe

• 3 cups cubed watermelon
• 3/4 cup fresh blueberries
• 1 tablespoon chopped basil
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

Add watermelon, blueberries, and basil to a bowl.  Stir to combine.  Then drizzle with the balsamic vinegar.  Toss to coat.  Serve immediately or pop in the refrigerator until you are ready to eat.  This salad really is that easy to pull together!  You might even have all of the ingredients you need on hand to make it.

Dive into a bowl of this watermelon basil salad as a side dish or as a part of your lunch.  Either way, you are sure to love the sweet fruit next to the acidity of the vinegar.  The basil adds a freshness that you don’t want to skip.  Pick some herbs and get started on your own bowl of this great summer staple.

Love this and want more watermelon recipes?  I promised them to you and I have a list below.  Click on each link to be taken to the recipes.

• Watermelon Lemonade Recipe
• Watermelon Pop Recipe
• Sweet Tea with Watermelon
• Mint Watermelon Smoothie
• Watermelon Burrata Salad
• Watermelon Slushies
• Jerky from Watermelon
• Cilantro Lime Grilled Watermelon
• Watermelon Salsa
• Homemade Watermelon Sorbet
• plus 10 more watermelon recipes for summer here

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Watermelon Basil Salad

Author Angie Holden

What You Will Need

• 3 cups cubed watermelon
• 3/4 cup fresh blueberries
• 1 tablespoon chopped basil
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

Instructions

• Add watermelon, blueberries, and basil to a bowl.
• Stir to combine.
• Then drizzle with the balsamic vinegar.
• Toss to coat.
• Serve immediately or pop in the refrigerator until you are ready to eat.