For my friends out there looking for simple recipes, this cucumber salad is for you. If you can chop up a melon and a cucumber, you can make this dish. The dressing is made right in the jar, which means no whisking and minimal cleaning. I love it, and you will too. // alexandracooks.comI have a habit of adding cheese to every salad I make. Often I add nuts, too, and maybe dried fruit if I’ve got some on hand. In other words, I tend to turn salads into mini-meals themselves, even when, as I often am, just serving them on the side.

For whatever reason, I refrained from adding more than what was prescribed in this recipe: melon, cucumber, lettuce, and a mint vinaigrette. And I’m so glad I did. This salad does not need anything else. It is light, refreshing, summery — perfect as is. Thank you Sarah Cain at the Fair Food Farmstand 2,378 miles away in Philadelphia for supplying such a wonderful recipe in the weekly “At the Farmstand” email.

Now, for my friends out there looking for simple recipes, this one is for you. If you can chop up a melon and a cucumber, you can make this dish. The dressing is made right in the jar, which means no whisking and minimal cleaning. I love it. I know you will, too.

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A plate of melon and cucumber salad.

Melon & Cucumber Salad

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Recipe Courtesy of Sarah Cain, Supervisor of the Fair Food Farmstand in Philadelphia

Great with a grilled meat, especially lamb.

Ingredients

  • ½ cup of extra virgin olive oil
  • ½ cup of best white wine vinegar (I use rice vinegar or white balsamic)
  • ½ teaspoon of dijon style mustard
  • 3 tablespoons of finely minced fresh mint
  • 1 tablespoon of finely minced parsley
  • big pinch of sugar
  • big pinch of salt
  • 2–3 cups mixed honeydew, cantaloupe, and watermelon, peeled, seeded, and diced
  • 2 cups mixed greens
  • 1 English cucumber, diced

Instructions

  1. In a jar with a tight fitting lid, combine the dressing ingredients. Shake like crazy. Let stand a room temp for 40 minutes to meld the flavors.
  2. Meanwhile, combine the melon, greens, and cucumber in a large bowl.
  3. Shake the dressing vigorously before pouring just enough to moisten the chunks of melon, greens, and cucumbers.
  4. Serve.
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Category: Salad
  • Method: Toss
  • Cuisine: American