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🥗 Fresh Summer Salad with Watermelon and Mozzarella

443 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 100 g snow peas
• salt
• 1 kg watermelon (1 piece; with rind)
• 1 head lettuce
• 150 g strawberries (or other berries)
• 1 bunch chives
• 8 sprigs chervil
• 1 lemon
• 250 g mozzarella
• 1 tbsp honey
• pepper
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 4 slices whole wheat toast

Instructions

1. 1. Thoroughly wash the snow peas under running water.
2. 2. Remove the stringy fibers from the ends of the snow peas if present.
3. 3. Bring a large pot of water and plenty of salt to a boil.
4. 4. Add the snow peas to the boiling water and cook for 1 to 2 minutes until they are tender-crisp.
5. 5. Immediately rinse the snow peas under cold, running water for 30 seconds to stop the cooking process.
6. 6. Let the snow peas drain well in a colander.
7. 7. Cut the snow peas diagonally in half.
8. 8. Cut the watermelon in half if necessary.
9. 9. Cut the watermelon into thick wedges.
10. 10. Remove the green rind and seeds from the watermelon wedges.
11. 11. Roughly cube the red flesh of the watermelon.
12. 12. Wash the head of lettuce thoroughly.
13. 13. Spin the head of lettuce dry to remove excess water.
14. 14. Tear the head of lettuce leaves into bite-sized pieces.
15. 15. Gently wash the strawberries in a bowl under running water.
16. 16. Pat the strawberries dry with a kitchen towel.
17. 17. Remove the green calyx leaves from the strawberries.
18. 18. Cut the strawberries into small cubes.
19. 19. Wash the chives and chervil.
20. 20. Shake the herbs dry to remove water.
21. 21. Cut the chives into fine rings.
22. 22. Pluck the leaves from the chervil.
23. 23. Cut the lemon in half.
24. 24. Squeeze the juice from the lemon halves.
25. 25. Drain the mozzarella.
26. 26. Cut the mozzarella into small cubes.
27. 27. Add the lemon juice, honey, salt, and pepper to a large bowl.
28. 28. Add the olive oil to the bowl.
29. 29. Whisk the ingredients vigorously until a uniform dressing sauce has formed.
30. 30. Add the cubed strawberries and chives to the dressing.
31. 31. Let the mixture sit for 10 minutes to allow the flavors to meld.
32. 32. Toast the bread slices in a toaster or in a pan.
33. 33. Cut the toasted bread into cubes of about 5 millimeters in size.
34. 34. Add the snow peas to the bowl with the dressing.
35. 35. Add the watermelon cubes to the bowl.
36. 36. Add the mozzarella cubes to the bowl.
37. 37. Add the chervil leaves to the bowl.
38. 38. Add the head of lettuce pieces to the bowl.
39. 39. Gently fold all ingredients together to mix them.
40. 40. Sprinkle the bread cubes over the finished salad.
41. 41. Serve the salad immediately to keep the bread cubes crispy.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 443
• Protein: 16 g · Fett/Fat: 25 g · Carbs: 38 g