Cucumber Melon Salad

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Side Dish
Cucumber Melon Salad

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Recipe Data

4
Servings
15min
Prep
15min
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Description

For a refreshing side dish or starter, feature golden honeydew in your next fun summer salad. Sweeter and fruitier than regular honeydews, dewlicious melon packs a punch of flavor that pairs well with cucumber.

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Ingredients
Serves 4
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Citrus Mint Vinaigrette
1 tbsp. freshly squeezed orange juice
1 tbsp. Hy-Vee white wine vinegar
1 tsp. Hy-Vee Dijon mustard
1 tsp. Hy-Vee honey
¼ c. Hy-Vee canola oil
1 tbsp. mint
Cucumber Melon Salad
¼ medium cantaloupe, seeded
¼ medium golden honeydew melon, seeded
½ medium English cucumber, thinly sliced
1 small zucchini, thinly sliced lengthwise
½ medium shallot, thinly sliced

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  • Whisk
  • 2 large bowls

Directions

  1. Prepare Citrus Mint Vinaigrette: Whisk together orange juice, white wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, and 1 tsp. honey in a large bowl. Whisking constantly, drizzle in vegetable oil. Stir in mint. (Makes about 1/3 cup vinaigrette).

  2. Cut rind off cantaloupe and honeydew melon quarters and cut into long, thin slices. Combine the melon, cucumber, zucchini and shallot in a large bowl. toss with dressing to taste.

Nutrition facts

Servings

170 Calories per serving

Amounts Per Serving

  • Total Fat: 14g
  • Cholesterol: 0mg
  • Sodium: 110mg
  • Total Carbohydrates: 11g
  • Protein: 1g

Daily Values

0%
Vitamin A 25%
0%
Vitamin C 50%
0%
Iron 2%
0%
Calcium 2%

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Balance July 2017