Melon and Cheese Salad
Salad of melon with cheese is a recipe featuring fresh ingredients from the fruit salad category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!
Ingredients
- 50 g watercress
- 0.5 cantaloupe melon
- 0.5 cucumber
- 1 Red Onion
- 150 g blue cheese
- 3 tbsp orange juice
- 1 tsp Honey
- 1 tsp orange zest
- Salt
- pepper (ground)
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp crème fraîche
- 2 tbsp Sour cream
Instructions
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1.
Wash, trim, and dry the watercress, then cut into bite‑sized pieces. Pit the melon, slice into wedges, and peel. Wash the cucumber, pat dry, halve lengthwise, and cut diagonally into thin slices. Peel the onion, halve it, and slice thinly. Cut the cheese into thin slices and then into small cubes.
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2.
Whisk together orange juice, honey, and zest; season with salt and pepper, then whisk in the oil to make a vinaigrette. Combine crème fraîche with sour cream for a creamy sauce.
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3.
Arrange melon wedges, cheese cubes, cucumber and onion slices on plates and garnish with watercress. Drizzle with the vinaigrette and creamy mixture, then season with additional pepper and salt before serving.