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Lee & I like to steer away from traditional fare at Christmas & this was one of three new recipes we tried out for our Christmas menu.
It was easy to make & looked (and tasted) fantastic!
I couldn't track down the mizuna lettuce & didn't have the time, or inclination to traispe all over town looking for it, so I just used a combination of baby lettuce leaves. The recipe suggests you can replace with curly endive, baby rocket leaves or watercress, but as we were using watercress in another dish I was happy with the mixed lettuce.
We also added a couple of mango's.
Plenty of leftovers & a summer recipe I'll definitely make again.
Ingredients:
* 1/2 rockmelon (850 gms) peeled
* 1/2 honeydew melon (850 gms) peeled
* 125 gm punnet of strawberries (halved) or rapsberries (whole)
* 200 gms mizuna lettuce
* 400-500 gms smoked salmon
Dressing
* 1/2 cup olive oil
* 1/4 cup lime juice
* 2 tsps sugar
* 2 T chopped fresh mint
* salt & pepper to taste
Directions:
Rinse the lettuce and arrange on a serving platter. Dice the melons and add the berries.
Top with pieces of smoked salmon.
To make the dressing: place all ingredients in a blender or processor. Blend until pureed. Just before serving drizzle the dressing over the salad.
Very yummy it was.
ReplyDeleteit does sound yummy, but don't think I can make it at 4am
ReplyDeleteInteresting combination of flavours and perfect for summer... I'll definitely give it a try.
ReplyDeleteOne of the salads I made this year was a watermelon and onion salad which was a huge hit.
watermelon & onion...now that's a combination I wouldn't have thought about trying.
ReplyDeleteUnusual but surprisingly wonderful combination.
ReplyDeleteI made a version of the following although I tend to soak the onion in lime juice for a few hours before making the salad.
http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/2492/watermelon+salad+with+chilli+lime+dressing
Taste.com has a few variations on the watermelon salad theme. Worth having a look it if you feel like experimenting with the concept.
thanks, will definitely give it a try
ReplyDeleteSomeone else made the fruit salad for Christmas and it was gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteThis looks really nice. I knew I should have gone to your place for Christmas
Sounds nice and yummy!
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