Watermelon Sugar Snap Pea Salad

Summer Salads never looked so delicious! This Watermelon Sugar Snap Pea Salad is everything you want when the weather is hot, and you're craving something refreshing and satiating! Juicy watermelon, edamame, crisp sugar snap peas, fresh mint, red onion, toasted pine nuts, and a homemade oil free lemon balsamic lime dressing come together to make a refreshing salad that everyone at the table will love! It’s crisp, colorful, a little bit sweet, a little savory, full of texture, and perfect for warm-weather lunches, BBQs, or easy summer entertaining.

Course Appetizer, Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword easy summer recipe, gluten free, oil free salad dressing, quick salad, sugar snap pea salad, watermelon salad

Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Servings servings

Calories 195kcal

Author Jackie Akerberg

Equipment

knife & cutting board

Ingredients

Salad Ingredients

4 cups watermelon cut into small cubes
2 cups sugar snap peas thinly sliced on a sharp diagonal
1 cup shelled edamame
¼ small red onion very thinly sliced, soaked for 10 minutes
⅓ cup fresh mint leaves chopped
¼ cup toasted pine nuts
flaky sea salt + extra lime wedges for serving

Balsamic Lime Dressing Ingredients

1 large lime zested and juiced
1 tbsp white balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp maple syrup
pinch of flaky salt and black pepper

Instructions

Start by chilling your watermelon and sugar snap peas beforehand if possible. This salad is at its absolute best when everything is super cold, crisp, and refreshing.
In a large bowl, combine the watermelon, sugar snap peas, edamame, red onion, mint, and toasted pine nuts.
Drizzle the dressing over the salad right before serving and toss gently so the watermelon stays intact. Let it sit for a minute or two so the watermelon juices mix with the dressing, creating the most insanely fresh, light, citrusy dressing.
Finish with extra mint, flaky salt, black pepper, and another squeeze of lime if desired.

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