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Melon Mint Salad

A fresh salad made with green, orange, and yellow melon balls, paired with mint and cherry tomatoes, tossed in a sweet, juicy dressing.

1h 20m
Easy
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Melon Mint Salad

Ingredients

Orange or yellow-fleshed melon (scooped into balls) 1.4 kg (approx 2)
Green-fleshed melon (scooped into balls) 1.4 kg (1)
Cherry tomatoes 375 g
Mint 1 bunch
Port wine (for sweet dressing) 75 ml
Lemon (juiced, for sweet dressing) 2
Honey (for sweet dressing) 2 tbsp
Salt, pepper (for sweet dressing) a pinch

Instructions

1

Prepare salad ingredients

Use a melon baller to scoop the melon flesh into round balls, halve the cherry tomatoes, pick the mint leaves and set aside.

2

Make sweet dressing

Mix port wine, lemon juice, honey, salt and pepper to make the sweet dressing.

3

Assemble the salad

Place the melon balls, cherry tomatoes and mint in a bowl, drizzle with the sweet dressing, toss gently, and chill for 1 hour before serving.