This Cucumber Melon Salad with basil and fresh mozzarella is dressed in a simple olive oil and lime juice dressing. It’s cool and refreshing, perfect for a hot summer day, and takes mere minutes to prepare!
This salad is a love letter to my millennial girls. Was anyone else OBSESSED with the “cucumber melon” scent from Bath and Body works? Well, now you can eat it, haha!
While this salad doesn’t have that same intoxicating aroma, the combination of cucumber and melon is absolutely delicious and so refreshing in this summer salad.
I used a Tuscan style cantaloupe for this, but you can use any melon you want – honeydew, watermelon, etc. Cut it up, add some cucumbers, fresh mozzarella balls, fresh basil, lime juice and zest, olive oil, salt, and pepper, and you have the easiest salad ever!
Now the question – do I need a recipe designed around the “warm vanilla sugar” scent?
Enjoy!
Ingredients and Substitutions
- Melon – I used a Tuscan Cantaloupe, but a regular cantaloupe or honeydew would work well. See below for some notes on watermelon.