This Watermelon Salad with Basil-Ginger Dressing is a superb summer salad. Made with watermelon, almonds, feta cheese, and red onion drizzled with a fragrant basil, honey and ginger dressing. This salad is bound to set your tastebuds alight! Add bacon for an extra salty touch.
To make this delicious watermelon salad, start by drizzling watermelon with olive oil in a large bowl. Toast almonds and cook bacon if using. Assemble the salad by placing sliced onion, bacon, feta, almonds, and mint leaves in the bowl with the watermelon. Whizz basil, water, honey, and ginger in a blender and drizzle over the salad. Yum!
To make the Watermelon Salad with Basil-Ginger Dressing, you will need the following ingredients:
Place 1 cubed watermelon in a large salad bowl. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and sprinkle with a pinch of sea salt.
Place a small skillet over medium-low heat. Add ⅓ cup of almonds and toast until golden but not burnt. Remove from the heat and leave to cool.
If using bacon, cook using your favorite method and leave to cool.
Add ¼ sliced onion, cooked bacon, ⅓ cup of feta, toasted almonds and 1-2 tablespoons of mint leaves to the bowl with the watermelon.
Place ¼ cup of fresh basil in a blender with 2 tablespoons of water, 1 tablespoon of honey, ½ teaspoon of grated ginger. Blend until smooth.
Drizzle the basil dressing over the salad. Taste and adjust dressing as required.
Serve immediately or refrigerate for a few hours before serving.
This Watermelon Salad with Basil-Ginger Dressing is satisfying and refreshing on a hot day. Try this fruity salad soon and don’t forget to come back and leave a review with your thoughts.
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