Salted Watermelon with Honey Mint

Watermelon Salad with Honey and Mint and a light lime dressing is the perfect light dessert or appetizer for hot summer days.  So refreshing and sweet and savory! The honey drizzle really brings out the sweetness of the watermelon, and it’s even better if you use a “hot” honey.

I love a refreshing salad for summer, and this salad is perfect for any party or the 4th of July? This Salted Watermelon with Honey Mint is so simple, you won’t believe it. You can serve it on a platter like a fruit pizza, or tossed together in a large bowl. We even love this salad cut into smaller pieces for a bite-sized appetzier. Perfect for any summer party!

Salted Watermelon with Honey Mint

A reader recently told us: “Brought this on a picnic and it was quite a hit! I brought everything separately and assembled once serving. I offered both regular and hot honey (i.e., spicy) and let people choose their own. The hot honey won! I also brought my salt grinder so that everyone could easily salt their own. All in all, this could not have been an easier (or more popular!) picnic choice!”

Why I love this recipe

• Serve as an appetizer or a side salad.
• Quick to prepare and the first to disappear especially when it’s hot outside.
• Little kids and big kids love it!
• Serve it on the big board with summer burgers.

Gather these ingredients:

• Watermelon
• Malden Flake Salt (sea salt also works)
• Mint leaves
• Honey (optional to use “hot” spicy honey)

How do you make Salted Watermelon with Honey Mint?

1. Prepare: Cut watermelon into triangle pieces.
2. Arrange: Place watermelon on a serving dish and drizzle with honey, sprinkle with mint, and finish with a few pinches of salt.
3. Serve cold immediately.

Tips and substitutions:

• Cut in larger pieces if you are serving as a salad, or small pieces if you want it to be appetizer bites.
• Optional to swap out the herbs to use what you have, for example basil would be delish.
• Use HOT honey – it’s delicious.
• You can set out the salt shaker and let guests salt their own. Salt is a particular thing for some–some love it on watermelon, some do not.
• You can serve it cold or at room temp.
• Try adding coconut – a nice sprinkle adds a wonderful sweetness.
• Optional to add fresh squeezed lime juice, but it’s fine without it.

How to serve Salted Watermelon with honey & mint

It would be so pretty (and tasty) served in the middle of this Summer Lunch Turkey Sandwich Board! We also love this watermelon dish served with burgers, Tennessee Onions, and this summer cake!

Oh, and for a grown-up version, just add a splash of rum. Perfect for barbecues or summer potlucks or pool parties.

More watermelon recipes:

• Easy Watermelon Skewers Recipe
• Best Watermelon Salsa
• Watermelon Cake
• Watermelon Feta Bites Appetizer

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Salted Watermelon with Honey Mint

Prep Time: 10 minutes mins

Total Time: 10 minutes mins

Yield: 4

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Ingredients

 

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• ½ small watermelon cut into 12 triangles, chilled
• 1 Tbsp Malden Flake Salt, sea salt also works
• 10 mint leaves, chiffonade
• 1-2 Tbsp honey, to drizzle

Instructions

 

• Cut watermelon into triangle pieces.
• Place watermelon on a serving dish and drizzle with honey, sprinkle with mint, and finish with a few pinches of salt. Serve cold immediately.

Notes

Reposted from June 2021.

Cuisine: American

Course: Appetizer, Salad

Author: Sandy / Reluctant Entertainer

Calories: 186kcal, Carbohydrates: 47g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 1g, Saturated Fat: 0.1g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g, Monounsaturated Fat: 0.2g, Sodium: 1751mg, Potassium: 647mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 39g, Vitamin A: 3307IU, Vitamin C: 46mg, Calcium: 47mg, Iron: 2mg

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