my pretty summer salad.

flipping through my favorite food network magazine, my eyes fell upon the most beautiful fruit salad i had ever seen.  i've been loving watermelon & blueberries in the summer in birmy & this gem showcased them both.  i had to try it.

isn't it the prettiest dish you've ever seen?  i love the bright red watermelon, the deep blueberries, the pops of lemon zest, & the bits of green mint to make it feel even more fresh.  

& the amazing thing is that it tastes even better than it looks.

so do yourself a favor - go to your local farmers market.  buy a watermelon, some blueberries, fresh mint, & a lemon or two.  & follow this recipe:

or maybe "follow" my version:

my pretty summer salad

a quarter seedless watermelon, balled

2 pints of blueberries

the zest & juice of 2 lemons

pinch of salt

1/2 c sugar

1/2 c water

12ish mint leaves, divided

1. heat the sugar + water until the sugar dissolves, stirring often {because i love to stir}.  

2. take it off the heat & add about 6 mint leaves.  let this sit & become awesome for about 20 minutes.  you can ball your melon {haha.  that just sounds funny.} & zest your lemon while waiting.

3. discard that wilty mint.  throw in the zest & juice of the lemons.  throw in a pinch of salt.  stir stir.

4. pour your minty lemony concoction over the bowl of fruit.  toss with the other 6ish leaves of mint, chopped.  put some more lemon zest on top, if you'd like.  

5. & then let it sit &  become more amazing for at least 30 minutes.  marry flavor, marry.

you will fall in love too with my pretty summer salad.

love love,

kjp.