I just love salads all summer long and this refreshing melon salad is perfect when you just don't feel like cooking and want something light.

Freshly diced melons, assorted greens herbs, and freshly mixed salad dressing are the stars of this dish.

You can add any kind of melon you prefer and here is another tip, we substitute steam butternut squash in the winter times, apple slices with walnut, and add a pinch of cinnamon to the dressing.

Serve this for brunch as a whole meal adding some grilled meat on top and you can satisfy everyone at the table from vegetarians to meat lovers!

A delicious summer melon salad, perfect on those hot days. Via @Whats Cookin Italian Style Cuisine.comPhoto byClaudia Lamascolo

Shopping List of Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups diced honeydew melon or cantaloupe
• 1 1/2 cups diced seedless watermelon
• 1 small cucumber diced
• 1 tablespoon of oregano or freshly chopped basil
• 1/2 cup crumbled feta
• 1/3 cup roasted salted pistachios, chopped
• 3 cups of greens (spring mix, baby spinach, and arugula, or another chopped style lettuce you prefer)
• 1/3 cup good quality extra virgin olive oil
• 3 tablespoons of white balsamic vinegar
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• pinch of sugar or sugar-free

Directions:

1. Arrange the green of choice on a large serving platter.
2. Place on top of the greens/lettuce, add the melons, and sprinkle with cheese and pistachios.
3. In a small measuring cup or bowl, whisk together fresh herbs, olive oil and vinegar, add sea salt pepper, and sugar then whisk these ingredients until blended.
4. Drizzle of the melon and greens salad saving to add more when serving.
5. Note: the melon cut with appetizer cutters into stars and hearts looks beautiful on this plate to serve guests.

Other Summer Salads Delight Recipes:

Festive Potato Salad
Southwest Potato Salad
German Potato Salad