A refreshing summer dessert, ready in 10 mins. The summer berries in this watermelon salad are sweet & full of flavour, while herby sugar kicks up the zing!
I made a big box of this watermelon and berry salad as the dessert for our bank holiday picnic, but in the event, we all had ice-creams instead.
That’s cool…
Fortunately, the watermelon salad was packed in a cool box, so was still in a fit state to eat after dinner in the evening instead.
This watermelon fruit salad is super refreshing, and amazingly delicious – the watermelon and summer berries are all very sweet and full of flavour at the moment, and the herby sugar adds a bit of zinginess and helps to draw out the juice. Yum yum yum.
Minty freshness for watermelon salad
I was originally just going to add some shredded mint leaves to the watermelon salad, but DH complained that he doesn’t like mint in a fruit salad. Sigh.
So I blitzed up a basil-and-mint-flavoured sugar instead and let people add it to their own servings. Of course DH tried a bit and decided that actually, it was really tasty. I do sometimes wish he’d just take my word for it in the first place!
Serve separately – or together!
So, you can do what I did, and serve the flavoured sugar separately. Or you can just whack it into the watermelon and berry salad and stir everything together before serving. It’s delicious either way.
Watermelon salad ingredients
The ingredients for this tasty fruit salad couldn’t be simpler! Just make sure that your berries are ripe and your watermelon is sweet, and all will be well.
To make the salad you will need:
- watermelon
- strawberries
- blueberries
- raspberries
- mint
- basil
- sugar – I used golden caster sugar but you can also use regular white sugar instead
Let your melon be your guide
The quantities listed in the recipe are what I used, but you don’t have to be too exact. Just make sure there’s plenty of watermelon, and you won’t be disappointed. The taste of summer!
This made four very generous servings. I’d say it serves 4-6.
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📖 Recipe
Watermelon & berry salad with basil mint sugar
Ingredients
- 450 g strawberries
- ⅓ of a medium watermelon
- 150 g raspberries
- 150 g blueberries
For the basil mint sugar
- 4 large basil leaves
- 1 large sprig mint
- 3 teaspoon golden caster sugar
Instructions
- Hull the strawberries and cut in half vertically. Cut the rind off the watermelon and discard. Remove the seeds, and cut the flesh into bite-sized chunks.
- Place the strawberries and melon into a large bowl with the raspberries and blueberries. Mix gently to combine.
For the basil mint sugar
- Put the basil, mint and sugar into a mini-chopper and whizz to combine. Alternatively finely chop the herbs and mix with the sugar, or combine the ingredients in a mortar and pestle.
To serve
- Spoon into bowls and serve the sugar separately, or mix the sugar into the salad before serving.
Nutrition
More delicious fruity dessert recipes
If you’re after more Summer desserts, why not try:
- Strawberry tarts with mascarpone cream
- Watermelon and coconut ice-lollies
- Strawberry cheesecake flan
- Celebratory confetti fruit salad
- Vegan malabi – Israeli rosewater pudding with pomegranate
- Vegan Victoria sponge with berries and cream
I’m entering this fruit salad into the Dead Easy Desserts challenge (hosted by Slice of Me and organised by Maison Cupcake) for yummy desserts that can be made in under 30 minutes and feature strawberries.
Elizabeth
Oh this sounds gorgeous! The basil mint sugar sounds intriguing too – love it!
FFF
Thanks Elizabeth! It’s super-easy and very yummy. You can sprinkle the sugar on all sorts of fruit – it’s great with melon too.
BritMums (@BritMums)
Sounds so very refreshing. Perfect for sunny days. Commenting for myself @kateonthinice and on behalf of BritMums and thanking you for taking part