Prep Time: 30 min.
For a patriotic twist on your Summer salads, try this easy 4th July Salad with bocconcini.
You only need watermelon, berries, and those adorable mini mozzarella balls.
What makes this healthy and simple salad recipe even more spectacular is the heart-shaped fruit used for the stripes.
Top with an olive oil and balsamic glaze dressing. Sprinkle with sea salt and white pepper. You could add finely chopped red onion, pomegranate, lime zest, or chopped fresh basil.
And if you prefer a classic fruit salad, skip the cheese and use honey melon or banana.
This patriotic salad is the perfect 4th of July and Memorial Day recipe.
Ingredients
- 4 slices watermelon
- 5-8 blackberries
- a handful blueberries
- 10 strawberries
- bocconcini
- small heart-shaped cookie cutter
- medium heart-shaped cookie cutter
- small star-shaped cookie cutter
Instructions
1. Slice the watermelon.
2. Use the small and medium-sized heart-shaped cookie cutter to make the watermelon hearts.
3. Repeat with the strawberries (mine were small, so I only made small heart cutouts).
4. Arrange the strawberry and watermelon hearts on a round platter in three separate sections. Leave a corner at the top left for the blue section.
5. Top the red stripes with a few halved strawberries.
6. Place the bocconcini in the gap between each section.
7. Fill the corner with blackberries and blueberries.
8. Slice 2 boccincini and cut out a few stars. Place these on top of the blackberries and blueberries.
9. Drizzle with olive oil and balsamic glaze. Sprinkle with sea salt.
10. Serve.
Notes
The cookie cutters I use are part of a tin set and linked in my Shop.
