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Spicy melon salad

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Ingredients for 4 servings:

  • 400 g watermelon(s)
  • 400 g cantaloupe(s)
  • 400 g cucumber(s)
  • 200 g feta cheese
  • 4 spring onions
  • 2 stalks of basil
  • 1 lemon(s)
  • 1 tsp honey
  • 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar, light
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp pine nuts
  • salt and pepper

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Rest time approx. 15 minutes; Total time approx. 45 minutes

Toast the pine nuts in a pan without fat until golden brown, then let cool. Squeeze the lemon. Peel and core the melons and cut into bite-sized pieces. Peel and halve the cucumber, and also cut into pieces. Dice the feta cheese, trim the spring onions, and slice them into rings. Wash, dry, and roughly chop the basil. Make a dressing with lemon juice, honey, balsamic vinegar, oil, salt, and pepper. Place the melons, cucumber, feta cheese, spring onions, and basil in a bowl, toss with the dressing, and serve sprinkled with the pine nuts.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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