Melon and Cucumber Salad
School’s out for summer!! When I think of summer, I think of lots of fun and good food and rest. This quick and easy salad full of refreshing and colorful watermelon, cantaloupe, and cucumber is PERFECT to start your summer out right! It’s flavorful, sweet, and crunchy. Full of melon and cucumber that will keep you cool and hydrated! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE! Must try dish. It’s seriously too simple not to try.
I made this dish when my in-laws were in town and it was a hit! The cucumber is a little unexpected, but a beautiful and refreshing addition to this salad. The honey adds a hint of sweetness and the mint is just plain delicious! The lime isn’t an obvious flavor, but it brings everything together perfectly. It’s like summer in a bowl. Yum-o-yum.
If you haven’t figured out, I’m a little excited for summer. And by a little I mean *extremely* excited. It’s been a long school year full of great things but also lots of stress. My growing belly also makes it hard to run around chasing kids like I did so easily a few months ago. To say the least, I’m ready for a break!
This summer break comes with lots of new adventures including getting the nursery ready for our little man making his debut at the end of summer/beginning of fall. It also comes with the uncertainty of what is to come being a mom. I’m planning to take some time off to be with the baby. I cannot wait to be a full-time mom but that also means leaving behind my job that I love and wondering what if I will lose my mind when I’m home day after day with a non-verbal tiny person. And by non-verbal I mean a person that will just cry until I figure it out. So technically verbal. Just in a language I know nothing about. Oh boy!
Don’t get me wrong, I will love every minute of being home with the little guy. I really mean it when I say this is a new adventure…adventures are always worth it in the end! But please forgive me in advance when my posts come out less often after baby comes because I’m changing my 1,000,000th diaper and crying in a corner. Ok, maybe not crying in a corner…but you never know. You never know. I’m not making any promises.
- 3 1/2 cups watermelon, cubed
- 3 cups cantaloupe, cubed
- 3 cups cucumber, cubed (about 1 large English cucumber)
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons lime juice (juice from about 1 lime)
- 2 tablespoons chopped mint
- pinch of salt, to taste (optional)
- Toss the watermelon, cantaloupe, and cucumber together in a large bowl.
- In a small bowl, mix the honey, lime juice, mint, and salt (optional) until combined. Pour over the melon mixture. Toss to combine.
- Best enjoyed when first tossed, though can be kept refrigerated for a couple of days.
- If you include salt, make sure to eat the salad sooner than later because it will pull the water out of the melon and cucumber.