Melon, zucchini, freshness – this salad recipe will be good for your summer!

It is fresh, it is colorful, it entangles the heat of a summer evening: Zucchini and melon salad! The mixture will seem counterintuitive, but don’t be fooled: marinated zucchini appetizers and the sweet melon scent should delight your taste buds, as a main course or as an accompaniment to a barbecue.

The icing on the cake: the recipe is easy, quite practical and requires only a refrigerator and a little patience. Enjoy your meal !

The ingredients of the zucchini and melon salad for 4 people

• 1 Charentais melon
• 2 courgettes
• olive oil
• 1 good handful of fresh mint
• 2 cloves of garlic
• Thyme, basil and / or any other herb you like (herbes de Provence, oregano, etc.)
• 1 handful of pine nuts
• A jar of pesto
• Salt and pepper to taste
• If you have pesto in the fridge, you can also use it for the marinade: it’s delicious!

Zucchini and melon salad recipe

• Cut both ends of your courgettes, peel them and slice them into thin strips. Reserve.
• In a dish pour four tablespoons of olive oil.
• Peel and cut the two garlic cloves and put them in the olive oil.
• Add the fresh mint, basil, and herbs of your choice.
• Add the pine nuts.
• If you want to add the pesto, brush it on the zucchini strips.
• Place the courgette slices on the plate. Cover it with cling film (plastic or washable, to avoid waste) and mix while holding your plate firmly for 1 minute, to be sure that your courgettes are well soaked!
• Leave to rest for at least 6 hours (ideally overnight).
• When your courgettes are well impregnated with the marinade, you can cut the strips so that they are shorter.
• Cut your melon into cubes.
• Mix everything in a salad bowl and add some mint or fresh basil if you have it handy. If you like, you can also add some feta or fresh goat cheese.

And this is all ! Here’s a cool and easy dish for this heatwave due to climate change.