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Fontina Melon Salad
Ingredients
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1 1/2
cups dried large bow-tie pasta (about 6 ounces)
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2
cups cantaloupe and/or honeydew melon chunks
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1
cup cubed fontina or Swiss cheese (4 ounces)
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1/3
cup bottled poppy seed salad dressing
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1
- 2
tablespoons snipped fresh mint
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2
cups watercress, stems removed
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Bottled poppy seed salad dressing
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Cantaloupe slices (optional)
Directions
1. Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain in colander; rinse with cold water. Drain.
2. Toss together pasta, cantaloupe, and cheese in a large bowl. Combine the 1/3 cup salad dressing and mint; pour over pasta mixture, tossing gently to coat. Cover and chill for 2 to 24 hours.
3. To serve, stir watercress into pasta mixture. Add a bit more dressing, if needed, to moisten the salad. If desired, garnish with cantaloupe slices. Makes 8 servings.
Nutrition Facts
(Fontina Melon Salad)
- Servings Per Recipe 8,
- Calories 319,
- Protein (gm) 14,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 41,
- Fat, total (gm) 11,
- Cholesterol (mg) 73,
- Saturated fat (gm) 6,
- Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 1,
- Vitamin A (RE) 453,
- Vitamin C (mg) 62,
- Sodium (mg) 309,
- Calcium (DV %) 182,
- Iron (DV %) 3,
- Vegetables () 1,
- Fruit () 1,
- Starch () 2,
- Medium-Fat Meat () 1,
- Fat () 1,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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