Strawberry Melon Salad with Watermelon Vinaigrette

Name: Strawberry Melon Salad with Watermelon Vinaigrette
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: ½ cup watermelon chunks; 2 tablespoons chopped red onion; 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar or champagne vinegar; 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 1 teaspoon honey; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil; salt and pepper, (to taste); 2 cups chopped strawberries; 2 cups chopped cantaloupe; 2 cups chopped seedless watermelon; 6 cups mixed greens; ¾ cup crumbled gorgonzola cheese or feta cheese

By Lori Lange

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Jul 22, 2021

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This Strawberry Melon Salad with Watermelon Vinaigrette is an adult-loving, but kid friendly salad because just about everything in it is something that most adults and children will happily eat.

strawberry melon salad with watermelon vinaigrette

Cantaloupes are pretty cheap in the summer months, and that is a good thing. In my house, we’d eat cantaloupe morning, noon and night if we could. And we pretty much feel the same about strawberries, too. That’s why this Strawberry Melon Salad with Watermelon Vinaigrette is a hit for all ages. That sweet fruit is just wonderful to add to greens and top with a fruity dressing!

ingredients displayed for strawberry melon salad

Ingredients needed:

seedless watermelon
red onion
white wine vinegar
olive oil
honey
fresh basil
strawberries
cantaloupe
mixed greens
Gorgonzola cheese

Substitution suggestions:

Feel free to use other kids of melon in this salad. Honeydew melon would be a good addition. Other berries such as raspberries and blackberries would be wonderful too. Champagne vinegar may be substituted for white wine vinegar. And feta cheese may be substituted for the Gorgonzola cheese.

watermelon vinaigrette in a jar with bowls of melon in background

The star of this salad is the watermelon vinaigrette. It’s a simple whir in the blender of watermelon chunks with onion, vinegar, honey, olive oil and basil.

spooning watermelon vinaigrette onto strawberry melon salad

How to make Strawberry Melon Salad with Watermelon Vinaigrette:

The salad itself starts with salad greens, strawberries, melon and watermelon.

The fruit is spooned onto mixed greens and then topped with crumbled gorgonzola. I like to use the real creamy kind of gorgonzola that you buy in the package and crumble yourself, but you can always use the already-crumbled sort if you prefer. If you’re not a big fan of gorgonzola, leave it out or sub with feta cheese. The watermelon vinaigrette is drizzled on top.

strawberry melon salad with watermelon vinaigrette

What do you think? Will your kids eat this? Or more importantly, will you eat this? My family finds this salad refreshing and delicious in the midst of the hot days of summer. The gorgonzola is a nice touch- a welcomed tangy flavor to pair with the sweetness of the fruit. And it sure is an affordable salad if your summer fruit is as cheap as it is where I live right now.

More Recipes Using Watermelon:

strawberry melon salad in a bowl

Weight Watchers Friendly and Gluten Free!

There are a few things about this Strawberry Melon Salad with Watermelon Vinaigrette worth noting. It’s perfect for those following the Weight Watchers WW plan, and you’ll find a link to the WW Points on the recipe card below. If you leave off the cheese entirely, the point count drops even lower! This salad has a mere 156 calories per serving, for those who are counting. And it’s gluten free (providing that your olive oil and cheese choices are free of gluten). Enjoy!