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This salad is a simple combination of bright refreshing flavors. It’s the perfect end of summer side dish for any get together.
Why We Love This Recipe
- It makes a beautiful impressive presentation with the dark purple blackberries and the creamy yellow green honey due melon.
- It’s super simple to make.
- It’s perfect as a side dish or as a light brunch or lunch on it’s own.
Ingredients
Let’s Make Blackberry Melon Salad with Honey Lime Dressing
- Slice the melon in half and remove and discard the seeds using a large spoon.
- Use a melon baller to cut pretty circles of the melon flesh. If you don’t have a melon baller, slice the melon into bite-sized pieces.
- Place mixed greens in a large serving dish or on a platter.
- Top the greens with the melon balls or pieces.
- Add the blackberries. If the blackberries are very large, slice them in half or in thirds so they are fork-sized bites.
- Mix the lime juice, honey, and olive oil to make the dressing.
- Drizzle the dressing over the entire salad.
- Add cracked black pepper.
How to Select a Honey Dew Melon
- Weight matters – select a melon that is heavy for it’s size.
- Give it a squeeze – the melon should be firm and not mushy.
- Use your nose – smell the end of the melon that came off the vine. It should smell sweet.
- Look at the color – a ripe melon will be a creamy yellow, almost white color. If the melon is green don’t buy it.
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Blackberry Melon Salad with Honey Lime Dressing
This salad is a simple combination of bright refreshing flavors. It's the perfect end of summer side dish for any get together.
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Servings: 2
Ingredients
For Salad
- 1 cup mixed greens
- 1/2 honey dew melon
- 1/2 pint blackberries
- fresh mint leaves for garnish
For Honey Lime Dressing
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1/4 teaspoon cracked black pepper
Instructions
- Slice the melon in half and remove and discard the seeds using a large spoon.
- Use a melon baller to cut pretty circles of the melon flesh. If you don't have a melon baller, slice the melon into bite-sized pieces.
- Place mixed greens in a large serving dish or on a platter.
- Top the greens with the melon balls or pieces.
- Add the blackberries. If the blackberries are very large, slice them in half or in thirds so they are fork-sized bites.
- Mix the lime juice, honey, and olive oil to make the dressing.
- Drizzle the dressing over the entire salad.
- Add cracked black pepper.
- Garnish with fresh mint leaves
Notes
How to Select a Honey Dew Melon
- Weight matters – select a melon that is heavy for it’s size.
- Give it a squeeze – the melon should be firm and not mushy.
- Use your nose – smell the end of the melon that came off the vine. It should smell sweet.
- Look at the color – a ripe melon will be a creamy yellow, almost white color. If the melon is green don’t buy it.
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