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Fontina Melon Salad
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups dried large bow-tie pasta (about 6 ounces)
- 2 cups cantaloupe and/or honeydew melon chunks
- 1 cup cubed fontina or Swiss cheese (4 ounces)
- 1/3 cup bottled poppy seed salad dressing
- 1 - 2 tablespoons snipped fresh mint
- 2 cups watercress, stems removed
- Bottled poppy seed salad dressing
- 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,
- cal. (kcal) 319,
- Fat, total (g) 11,
- chol. (mg) 73,
- sat. fat (g) 6,
- carb. (g) 41,
- fiber (g) 1,
- pro. (g) 14,
- vit. A (RE) 453,
- vit. C (mg) 62,
- sodium (mg) 309,
- calcium (mg) 182,
- iron (mg) 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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