Melon Salad
Nothing says “it’s Summer” quite like the vegetarian Melon Salad.
This Melon Salad is light, fruity & juicy. It will travel well in a sealed container so is perfect for a day at the beach, after a wild swim, or just a picnic in the park, and if you’re having a BBQ at home with friends and family this salad is sure to please everybody!
This Melon Salad takes no time at all to put together, and will take no time at all to disappear either, it is so tasty that even the most ardent anti-salad person will be coming back for more! You can substitute the feta or goat’s cheese for a vegan feta and voila! It’s a vegan salad.
The light and refreshing melons are given the full treatment here, with the Pomegranate and Feta adding some sweetness and some bite, and the Basil and Pumpkin Seeds adding balance and earthiness. The Orange and Pomegranate Vinaigrette brings it all together to make this maybe the easiest salad to make and the salad that people will remember and try to recreate at home.
This salad will go great with BBQ’d chicken, or almost anything off the grill, but what it really wants is a cold glass of Rosé to make it the summer salad that everyone remembers.
Get in the summer mood with this easy to make melon salad that everyone will love!
Melon Salad
Equipment
- 1 Electronic digital scales
Ingredients
For the Salad
- 1 Small Round Watermelon. large dice I used one about 20 cm across 6-8 inches
- 1 Large Ripe firm Cantaloupe, large dice
- seeds of half a pomegranate use as much or as little of seeds as you fancy
- 100 grams Crumbled Feta - [3 1/2 ounces] A nice tangy goats cheese works wll with this as well
- 1 Handful Toasted Pumpkin Seeds Approx 30 grams
- 1 Handful Fresh Basil Leaves Chiffonade [Note 1]
- Rocket Leaves [baby arugula] optional
Orange and Pomegranate Vinaigrette
- 20 ml Pomegranate Molasses [4 teaspoons]
- ½ teaspoon Good quality Balsamic vinegar thick and sticky!
- 10 ml Olive Oil [ 2 teaspoons]
- 20 ml Organic Cider Vinegar [ 4 teaspoons ]
- 15-20 ml Orange Juice [3-4 teaspoons] to taste
Instructions
- Assembling the Salad
- Toss the melons, feta, basil and pomegranate seeds in a bowl. Transfer to a serving bowl, or onto individual serving plates (I quite like this tossed with Rocket as well).
- Sprinkle the toasted pumpkin seeds on top and drizzle with the vinaigrette and serve
Orange and pomegranate Vinaigrette
- In a small bowl or jug, whisk together ingredients. I generally add a pinch of salt and ground white pepper
