You'll want to make this addictive fruit salad on repeat – it's the freshest dessert you'll taste this summer.
Recipe and image courtesy of Tesco Real Food, realfood.tesco.com
Cherry and watermelon fruit salad
This fresh fruit salad is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser!
Prep: 5 mins
Cook: 10 mins
Total: 15 mins
Published: June 9, 2025 at 2:46 pm
Ingredients
- 500ml/17.5 fl oz Cherry or pomegranate juice
- half Vanilla pod split
- 500g/1lb 2oz Pack of watermelon wedges rind removed and sliced into smaller triangles
- 400g/14 oz Cherries destoned
- 10g/0.5 oz Fresh mint leaves
Method
Step 1
Put the juice and vanilla in a saucepan over a medium heat. Bring to the boil, then simmer until reduced by about two-thirds, syrupy and thick (be careful as it can easily catch and caramelise at this stage – it should remain purple-red and not brown). Set aside to cool completely (or cool and chill for up to 3 days).
Step 2
To assemble the salad, arrange the watermelon and cherries on a serving platter. Remove the vanilla pod from the syrup, then drizzle it over the fruits and scatter the mint on top.
