Melon and Cucumber Salad with Mint & Black Pepper
 
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Refreshing end of summer salad. Serves as a great accompaniment to a hearty entrée.
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Recipe type: Salad
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Serves: 4 to 6
Ingredients
  • Serves 4 to 6
  • 1 ripe honey dew or similar.  An aromatic is best
  • 1 small to medium size Armenian cucumber or one 1 medium Japanese cucumber
  • 1 tablespoon of chopped mint
  • 2 teaspoons of lemon juice
  • lemon zest of one lemon
  • sea salt and ½ teaspoon of freshly grated pepper
  • 2 tablespoons f olive oil or avocado oil
  • mint sprigs to garnish
  • Goat Cheese or Feta (optional)
Directions
  1. Half and seed melon, slice into sections. Cut melon into bite size pieces. Chop cucumber without peeling them. Put cucumber and melon in salad bowl.
  2. Stir together mint, lemon zest, lemon juice, black pepper and salt. Then whisk in oil. Toss melon and cumber with dressing. Chill for 1 hour or longer. To serve grind pepper on top lightly. and finish with mint sprigs. If adding goat cheese or Feta, crumble on top.
Recipe by Sage Creations Farm at https://sagecreationsfarm.com/melon-and-cucumber-salad-with-mint-black-pepper-recipe/