Yea. 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. I think this ultra fresh summer salad belongs on a plate with a knife and fork. I think I just want to turn everything into a grilled cheese sandwich.
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Summery goodness! 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. Nature does all the heavy lifting. There are no tricks, just big beautiful summer flavors!
Watermelon is cut into squares, away from the rind. Peaches are ripe and sliced.
Tomato is sliced thick. Mozzarella is sliced divine.
Fresh herbs, too! I like basil to compliment the tomatoes and mint to compliment the watermelon.
And we stack! Just layering juicy watermelon with fresh tomatoes and peach. Liberal amounts of olive oil and balsamic vinegar brighten the salad. Salt and fresh ground pepper make it dang near perfect.
Too easy? Too easy and so delicious.
This salad will also last a few days in the fridge. It’s durable and extremely satisfying. 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
Emily | Rainbow Delicious
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?!
Sonya Sombra
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.
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Oh my gosh this looks sooooo yummmy!
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smalltowngirl
I love caprese everything and this is no exception! I love that you added fruit to the mix. Yummers! Pinning :)
Ryan MacDonnell @ Feed by Round Pond
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.
Heidi
Sounds amazing. I have to try this!!
Cali @ Cali's Cuisine
What a beautiful summer salad! Quite a fun twist on the classic caprese salad.
Pallavi Bohra
Perfect recipe for summer…very delicious, thank you
Cavs
This picture is amazing.Just like a wall paper. Its beautiful.
Courtney
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!
Stacy
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.
Jenna
What a gorgeous summer salad! I love caprese salad!
Laura (Tutti Dolci)
I want to eat my weight in this salad, love!
cups + spoonfuls
beautiful! I want to dig into this and yes I can see why you want to add bread:)
Liz @ Floating Kitchen
Just absolutely gorgeous, Joy! I’m looking at this and feeling the summer all over the place! XO
Laura ~ Raise Your Garden
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!