Watermelon Salad with Cinnamon Pretzel Crunch

Total Time:Prep: 20 min. + chilling Bake: 5 min. + cooling

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Joan Hallford, North Richland Hills, Texas

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Updated on Oct. 27, 2023

This is such a wonderful side dish to enjoy during a hot summer, especially here in Texas. My family loves watermelon, fresh peaches and nectarines, and I made a pretzel crunch to give the salad something special. —Joan Hallford, North Richland Hills, Texas

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Watermelon Salad with Cinnamon Pretzel Crunch

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Yield:10 servings
Prep:20 min
Cook:5 min

Ingredients

  • 2 cups chopped seedless watermelon
  • 2 cups fresh blueberries
  • 1 medium peach, chopped
  • 1 medium nectarine, chopped
  • 1 large kiwifruit, peeled and chopped
  • 1/2 cup sweet white wine or grape juice
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • crunch:
    • 1 cup chopped miniature pretzels
    • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
    • 1/2 cup butter, melted
    • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
    • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 425°. In a large bowl, combine watermelon, blueberries, peach, nectarine and kiwi. Drizzle with wine and sugar. Toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.
  2. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine pretzels, brown sugar, butter, pecans and cinnamon; toss to coat. Spread mixture evenly onto a parchment-lined 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake 5-7 minutes or until mixture is bubbly and sugar is dissolved. Cool completely. Break into small chunks.
  3. Just before serving, gently stir half the pretzel mixture into fruit. Top with remaining pretzel mixture to serve.
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