Food Recipes Salads Fruit Salads Watermelon Salad with Mint and Lime 3.0 (2,330) 1 Review Matt Neal calls this supremely simple fruit salad the ultimate refresher on a hot day. For a grown-up version, he adds splashes of rum. "It's even more satisfying, then," he jokes. More Fruit Recipes By Matt Neal Matt Neal Chef Matt Neal co-owns Neal’s Deli in downtown Carrboro, North Carolina. He is best known for his mastery of slow-cooked smoked meats and his famed pastrami biscuits. Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Updated on September 3, 2019 Rate PRINT Share Trending Videos Close this video player Photo: © John Kernick Total Time: 30 mins Yield: 8 Ingredients 8 cups seedless watermelon chunks (1 inch), from a 6-pound melon 1/4 cup fresh lime juice Pinch of cayenne pepper 1/2 cup mint leaves, torn Salt Directions In a large bowl, toss the watermelon with the lime juice and cayenne. Fold in the mint leaves, season with salt and serve. Make Ahead The watermelon salad can be refrigerated overnight. Fold in the torn mint leaves just before serving. Originally appeared: September 2010 Rate It Print