Recipe: Watermelon & Hot Honey Burrata Salad
A simple salad that sizzles with spice and cool crunch {nf, gf, v}
My childhood summers were spent in Austria, mostly at the local outdoor pool. Between dive-bombing into the water and whizzing down the slide (wedgies were practically a requirement if you wanted maximum speed), we’d devour big, juicy slices of watermelon. The kind that left you with a joker-esque grin, sticky fingers, and a chest covered in sweet, pink juice.
These days, I might not be racing down water slides, but my love for watermelon hasn’t gone anywhere. And this salad is my grown-up take on those carefree, sun-soaked afternoons. It’s the kind of dish I throw together for a lazy lunch in the garden or serve as a no-fuss starter when the barbecue’s on. It looks impressive, takes all of 15 minutes, and tastes like pure summer on a plate.
The combination of juicy watermelon and creamy burrata might not be classic, but it just works. The sweetness of the fruit, the richness of the cheese, and that drizzle of hot honey dressing… It’s a bit unexpected, a bit luxe, and completely moreish.
You can scoop it up with toasted sourdough, let everyone dig in family-style, and enjoy that glorious mix of hot, cold, creamy, crunchy, sweet and spicy. It’s laid-back entertaining at its best with very little actual effort.
Three Reasons You’ll Thank Me Later:
🍉 Burrata + watermelon = magic: Creamy, juicy, salty-sweet—every bite is a little taste of summer.
🌶️ Hot honey hits the spot: It’s just enough heat to wake things up, especially against the cool fruit and rich cheese.
🥖 Minimal prep, maximum wow: No cooking involved. Just slice, scoop, drizzle, done.
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