This recipe for a honeydew melon and blackberry salad with watercress and shallots is a delightfully flavorful and unique spring or summer salad.

It's especially good if you get very ripe, juicy blackberries! If you love fruit salads, be sure to try my Grilled Peach and Tomato Salad, Berry Arugula Salad Recipe, and Tomato Cantaloupe Salad as well.

Honeydew blackberry salad in a white serving bowl with a silver serving spoon.

Why You’ll Love This Salad Recipe

This salad is fresh and fruity - you’ll love the bright flavors and unique combination of flavors. It’s also incredibly easy to make and a pretty dish to share at a summer picnic or potluck.

This recipe travels well and can be made in advance, so it’s perfect for summer picnics and potlucks!

Honeydew Salad Ingredients

Honeydew - you'll use one fresh honeydew melon. To find the ripest melon, choose one that smells sweet and is heavy for its size. You can dice it, or if you want to be fancy, use a melon baller and scoop it into balls.
Blackberries - fresh blackberries add a wonderful pop of fresh flavor and juiciness. You can substitute for blueberries if you'd prefer.
Watercress - watercress can sometimes be hard to find at all grocery stores, but it has a lovely, bright, and light mustardy flavor that goes so well in this salad. If you can't find it, substitute it with baby arugula.
Shallots - adds a lovely pop of allium and some sharpness to the salad. If your shallot is particularly pungent, soak it in water for 5 minutes to reduce some of the bite.
Olive Oil - extra virgin olive oil is the base of the dressing, so use a good quality oil.
Honey - fresh honey adds wonderful sweetness to the dressing. You can substitute for agave if you'd prefer. I do not recommend substituting for maple syrup.
Lemon Juice - freshly squeezed lemon juice adds bold, bright flavor.
Salt - finally, sea salt helps to bring out the best flavors of all the other ingredients.

Honeydew balls, honey, watercress, blackberries, olive oil, salt, sliced shallots, and lemon juice in bowls.

Honeydew blackberry salad in a white serving bowl.

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Honeydew Blackberry Salad

This honeydew melon and blackberry salad is a delightfully flavorful and unique salad. Perfect for spring or summer, you'll love the refreshing combination of ingredients.

4.84 from 12 votes

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Prep Time: 20

Total Time: 20

Servings: servings

Author: Emily Wilson

Ingredients

1 honeydew melon scooped into balls
1 cup blackberries
1 cup watercress
1 shallot thinly sliced
3 tablespoons olive oil
juice of one lemon
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon sea salt

Instructions

Combine the honeydew, blackberries, watercress, and shallots in a bowl.
Combine the olive oil, lemon juice, honey, and salt in a small bowl and whisk briskly to combine.
Dress the salad and serve.

Notes

- Storage - save leftover salad for up to 4 days in the refrigerator in an airtight container.
- Equipment Tip - If you don't have a melon baller, you can cut the honeydew into chunks, or you can use a circular teaspoon to scoop out balls of honeydew.
- Substitutions - you can use a red spring onion or green onions in place of the shallot.
- Dietary Note - if you'd like this recipe to be vegan, swap the honey for agave.