Honeydew And Strawberry Salad With Cooled Cucumber Dressing Recipe
Summary
Preparation Time15 MinDifficulty LevelVery Easy
Health IndexHealthy++Servings4
Interest GroupExotic
Ingredients
| Iceberg lettuce - 1/2 head, shredded | ||
| Honeydew melon | 1 Small | |
| Strawberries - 1 1/2 cups, hulled and sliced | ||
| English cucumber - 1/3 (2-inch piece), thinly sliced | ||
| Fresh mint - few sprigs, to garnish | ||
| Natural yogurt | 1 Cup (16 tbs) (DRESSING:) | |
| English cucumber -1/3 (2-inch piece), peeled | ||
| Fresh mint leaves - a handful | ||
| Lime or lemon rind - 1/2 tsp, finely grated | ||
| Superfine sugar - a pinch | ||
| Ice cubes | 4 (DRESSING:) | |
Directions
MAKING
1. Line 4 salad plates with shredded lettuce.
2. Halve the melon lengthwise and then slice each half into half to get 4 equal slices.
3. Remove the seeds and fibers and thinly slice off the skin.
4. Dice the melon slices into 1-inch pieces.
5. Scatter melon pieces, strawberries and cucumber equally over the lettuce.
6. Cover the plates with plastic wrap and refrigerate the salad until ready to serve.
7. Make the dressing in a small food processor or liquidizer jar by combining the ingredients and blending for about 15 seconds until smooth. Alternatively if you do not have a blender, finely chop cucumber and mint and combine with crushed ice cubes and other ingredients and whisk well.
SERVING
8. Spoon the dressing over the salad and garnish with fresh mint spring.
9. Serve at once.
1. Line 4 salad plates with shredded lettuce.
2. Halve the melon lengthwise and then slice each half into half to get 4 equal slices.
3. Remove the seeds and fibers and thinly slice off the skin.
4. Dice the melon slices into 1-inch pieces.
5. Scatter melon pieces, strawberries and cucumber equally over the lettuce.
6. Cover the plates with plastic wrap and refrigerate the salad until ready to serve.
7. Make the dressing in a small food processor or liquidizer jar by combining the ingredients and blending for about 15 seconds until smooth. Alternatively if you do not have a blender, finely chop cucumber and mint and combine with crushed ice cubes and other ingredients and whisk well.
SERVING
8. Spoon the dressing over the salad and garnish with fresh mint spring.
9. Serve at once.
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