Yea. ย I definitely stood in the kitchen, staring at this gorgeous summer salad, wondering/hoping/wishing/longing to put all of these ingredients between two slices of bread to make an extra buttery, extra mozzarella-y grilled cheese.
I think watermelon in a sandwich might be out-of-bounds. ย I think this ultra fresh summer salad belongs on a plate with a knife and fork. ย I think I just want to turn everything into a grilled cheese sandwich.
Related: ย Lasagna Grilled Cheese
Summery goodness! ย And the great news is that tomatoes and watermelon are only going to get better as we get deeper into summer.
Now excuse me while I go daydream more grilled cheese situations.
This salad is perfectly simple. ย Nature does all the heavy lifting. ย There are no tricks, just big beautiful summer flavors!
Watermelon is cut into squares, away from the rind. ย Peaches are ripe and sliced.
Tomato is sliced thick. ย Mozzarella is sliced divine.
Fresh herbs, too! ย I like basil to compliment the tomatoes and mint to compliment the watermelon.
And we stack! ย Just layering juicy watermelon with fresh tomatoes and peach. ย Liberal amounts of olive oil and balsamic vinegar brighten the salad. ย Salt and fresh ground pepper make it dang near perfect.
Too easy? ย Too easy and so delicious.
This salad will also last a few days in the fridge. ย It’s durable and extremely satisfying. ย Happy days to us!
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Watermelon Peach Caprese Salad
- Prep Time: 15
- Total Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients
- 8 to 10 slices fresh watermelon
- 12 to 14 slices fresh tomatoes
- 8 to 10 slices fresh peach
- 8 to 10 slices buffalo mozzarella
- fresh basil leaves
- fresh mint leaves
- olive oil
- balsamic vinegar
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- This recipe is so simple!
- Stack and layer together watermelon, tomato, peach, and mozzarella slices. Garnish with fresh basil and mint leaves.
- Drizzle liberally with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
- Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper. Serve chilled. It’s delicious!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
35 Responses
What a beautiful salad! I wish it was summer time! Love all those flavors!
This was absolutely delicious! I love that it has all the best foods of summer in one.
I made this tonight and brought it to a picnic “music in the park” event and it was fabulous! We all enjoyed it. I have made peach caprese salads before but I loved the addition of watermelon and mint. Would be amazing with a white peach balsamic!
I made this salad for our neighborhood block party. Everyone was very happy to have a healthy option and those “brave” enough to try the fun combination loved it. Also, now I have some wonderful balsamic and olive oil in my pantry which is always a plus. Thank you for the idea!
I am obsessed with all varieties of caprese salads… I love peach capreses and watermelon capreses but never thought to combine the two- this looks amazing and I will be making it soon! I think I will probably reduce the balsamic because why not?!
I fully support your ongoing grilled cheese quest. Sometimes I hear a little voice that says “But swimsuit season!” Then I remember the right way to get a bikini-ready body: Obtain a bikini, and put it on one’s body. Grilled cheese, here I come.
Oh my gosh this looks sooooo yummmy!
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I love caprese everything and this is no exception! I love that you added fruit to the mix. Yummers! Pinning :)
My mouth is watering–this looks delicious! I love a traditional caprese salad–adding this touch of sweetness is sure to be the hit at our next family gathering.
Sounds amazing. I have to try this!!
What a beautiful summer salad! Quite a fun twist on the classic caprese salad.
Perfect recipe for summer…very delicious, thank you
This picture is amazing.Just like a wall paper. Its beautiful.
Saw this recipe this morning and made it tonight for dinner. It tasted like summer and I think I’ll make it my go-to summer salad!
I think I would personally prefer to sprinkle it with a good blue cheese than to include the mozzarella, but then again, it is harder to find decent fresh mozzarella around here.
What a gorgeous summer salad! I love caprese salad!
I want to eat my weight in this salad, love!
beautiful! I want to dig into this and yes I can see why you want to add bread:)
Just absolutely gorgeous, Joy! I’m looking at this and feeling the summer all over the place! XO
Ditto that! Nothing bespeaks summer like watermelon and peach. I love how you cut up that watermelon. Last summer I ate a whole watermelon (not kidding) almost every day. I gained 10 pounds. Couldn’t figure out why. But then I read that a watermelon the size I was eating had 1500 calories. Oops!
I did turn a caprese into a grilled cheese Sammie. Had leftover ingredients and some bread. After grilling, I added some avocado and a bit if pesto. Yummy!
I wouldn’t ever have tried this by myself but I’m definitely going to! :) <3
I love watermelon-feta salad with mint. I think I would definitely love this version as well.
I love this combination, it’s brilliant Joy! I simply must try it as soon as possible!
This looks incredible! I love these fresh, summery flavors!
Oh wow, this sounds SO delicious. Peaches aren’t quite ready yet where I live but as soon as I can get my hands on some fresh ones I’ll be making this :)
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We are twinsies! I just posted a watermelon tabbouleh salad on my blog today. This looks amazing!
This looks incredible… I can only imagine the flavours, I’m going to have to try this one!
Aside from the brilliance of this composition of flavor–I think I am newly smitten over the watermelon squares. You’ve done it before, but their shape didn’t whap me upside the head like today. So, thanks for the concussion. :)
What a wonderful idea…I love the combination of the cheese and fruit! I cannot get enough watermelon this time of year, so I’ll definitely have some left over to give this recipe a try!
What a wonderful variation of my country’s Caprese Salad! I am excited about trying this out at our next family gathering. Thank you for sharing.
This looks crazy good. Also, i’m thing that everything but the watermelon would make a damn fine grilled cheese. Maybe the watermelon could be in place of a pickle on the side?
Adding this to my quickly growing list of things to make as soon as I get my hands on some good peaches. Sweet, sweet peaches.
Yum! I love the fruitiness in this salad – goes so well together!
This looks heavenly. Might try this in hopes that the weather here in Norway will pick up on the fact that it’s june…
Oh you are so not alone in wanting to turn everything into a grilled cheese situation. I might just make some grilled cheese for lunch now :)