Melons, Mango and herbs summer salad recipe
This super simple, quick and fresh Melons, Mango and herbs summer salad recipe, using my favourite summer fruits- Melons and mangoes and heavenly herbs dressing, is a perfect treat for your friends during evening get togethers , or summer lunches.
Ingredients
- 1 cup scooped balls of watermelons you can cut these instead of making scoops.
- 1 cup scooped balls of musk melon/ melons you can cut these instead of making scoops.
- 1 cup scooped balls of mangoes you can cut these instead of making scoops.
- 1/2 cup cucumbers chopped in cut in chunks
- 2 tbsp heavenly herbs by spiceway uk
- 1 tsp heavenly herbs by spiceway uk for sprinkling over
- 1/4 cup EVOO
- 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
- 2 tbsp pomegranate seeds
- 1/4 cup crumbed feta cheese
- 1 tbsp sunflower seeds
- a pinch pf salt
- few fresh mint leaves
Instructions
Preparing the fruits
- Scoop melon , watermelon and mango using the melon scooper and keep in the refrigerator to be chilled till you cut and prepare the rest of the ingredients.
- Cut chunks of cucumber, crumble a little feta cheese, and tear a few fresh mint leaves.
Making dressing
- Mix olive oil, fresh lemon juice, and heavenly herbs seasoning. Gently whip these together, and your dressing is ready.Keep aside.
Preparing the salad
- Mix the melons, mangoes, cucumber. Add crumbled feta cheese.
- Pour over the heavenly herbs dressing.
- Mix everything together, top it with pomegranate and sunflower seeds. Add a sprinkle of heavenly herbs dressings and serve the salad chilled.
Notes
- I used a melon baller to scoop the nice , little ,circular balls out of watermelon, melons and mangoes, and some star shapes melon ,as I wanted the salad to look interesting for the kids as well . But you can simple cut chunks of fruit to make this salad.
- I used fresh pomegranate seeds, as I really like to sprinkle these on my salads and meals, and they add a little crunch as well. Also in this salad I used sunflower seeds. You can alternate these with any seeds , nuts of your choice.
What did i do with leftover fruits after scooping out the melon and mango balls?
I had a lot of left over watermelon , melon and little bit of mango after I scooped out the fruits. Whatever fruit was left after scooping out the balls, i peeled and cut that fruit separately, and collected those in the fridge. Add all the fruits together in a blender. Add honey, and a little squeeze of a lemon, a few sprig of fresh mint leaves.Add ice, and blend everything together to make a melon and mango crush. This is a super quick fresh fruit crush that the kids and grown ups will devour after a hot day.