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Savory Cucumber and Melon Salad

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  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 4 people 1x
  • Category: Appetizer
  • Cuisine: American, Italian, Mediterranean

Description

The combination of cucumber and cantaloupe is crisp, crunchy, and refreshing. Bring them together in a light, floral vinaigrette, fresh herbs, and a salty cheese. Wash it down with a sparkling white Lambrusco.


Ingredients

Scale

Hot + Savory

  • 1 whole cantaloupe
  • 1 whole English hothouse cucumber
  • 0.5 oz arugula
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh cilantro ((to be added to vinaigrette))
  • a dash of chili flakes and coriander ((to be added to vinaigrette))
  • freshly shredded Parmesan cheese ((to taste))

Minty + Fresh

  • 1 whole cantaloupe
  • 1 whole English hothouse cucumber
  • 2 tbsp crumbled Feta
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh mint ((to be added to vinaigrette))
  • a dash of cardamom and coriander ((to be added to vinaigrette))

Vinaigrette

  • 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 tbsp champagne vinegar ((or any light, white wine vinegar) )
  • salt and pepper ((to taste))

Instructions

Salad

  1. Dice whole cantaloupe into chunks, roughly half an inch thick. Make sure size is consistent.
  2. Chop cucumber into half inch chunks. Any size or thickness is fine, so long as the melon and the cucumbers are approximately the same size.

Vinaigrette

  1. Mix champagne vinegar and olive oil with herbs and seasonings. Bada boom bada bing, you have your vinaigrette.

Plating

  1. For the hot + savory version, put your arugula on the plate as a base.
  2. Toss cucumber and cantaloupe with vinaigrette to evenly coat. Put on plate.
  3. Drizzle on any remaining vinaigrette.
  4. Sprinkle feta or shave Parmesan on top to your hearts desire. Serve!

Notes

This salad is best served C O L D.  Don’t refrigerate the cantaloupe whole, but planning ahead to put the chopped chunks of cantaloupe and cucumber in the fridge for an hour before preparing is a good move.  Feel free to adjust the ratios of herbs and seasonings to your taste.