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Melon Salad with Sweet Sesame Dressing
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons champagne vinegar or white wine vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt or salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sesame seeds, toasted
- 1/2 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
- Dash cayenne pepper
- 2 cups cut up seedless watermelon
- 2 cups cut up cantaloupe
- 2 cups cut up honeydew
- 1 cup sliced English cucumber
- Lettuce leaves
- Snipped fresh cilantro (optional)
- Crisp cooked bacon, drained and crumbled (optional)
Directions
1. In small saucepan combine sugar, vinegar, salt, and ginger. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat. Place in a medium bowl. Slowly add both oils to sugar mixture in a thin steady stream, whisking constantly until thickened. Stir in sesame seeds, sesame oil, and cayenne pepper; set aside.
2. In large bowl combine melon and cucumber. Add 1/2 cup of the dressing; toss to coat. Line salad bowls or a platter with lettuce; top with melon mixture. If desired, sprinkle with cilantro and bacon. Pass remaining dressing. Makes 6 servings.
Nutrition Facts
(Melon Salad with Sweet Sesame Dressing)
- Servings Per Recipe 6,
- cal. (kcal) 233,
- Fat, total (g) 15,
- chol. (mg) 0,
- sat. fat (g) 2,
- carb. (g) 26,
- Monosaturated fat (g) 6,
- Polyunsaturated fat (g) 6,
- fiber (g) 2,
- sugar (g) 24,
- pro. (g) 2,
- vit. A (IU) 3304,
- vit. C (mg) 35,
- Thiamin (mg) 0,
- Riboflavin (mg) 0,
- Niacin (mg) 1,
- Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 0,
- Folate (µg) 32,
- Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 0,
- sodium (mg) 186,
- Potassium (mg) 403,
- calcium (mg) 30,
- iron (mg) 1,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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