Melon ball salad also known as Cantaloupe salad is a fresh colorful, flavourful and refreshing fruit salad that is perfect for hot summer days. It is made by mixing scooped melon balls with lemon, ginger and mint dressing with a touch of sugar. It is a perfect recipe to have for breakfast, lunch or as a quick evening snack.
Melon Salad Recipe
This is one quick and healthy salad which i made few days back. It was very cooling and refreshing, I loved it so much. If you are on diet, you can have a bowl of this for lunch, it keeps you filling for a long time. This is a cooling and tasty salad.
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About Melon Salad (Cantaloupe Salad)
On a hot summer day, nothing feels better than a fresh fruit salad, juices, milkshake or ice cream. And this cantaloupe melon salad made with mint, ginger and lemon dressing is exactly what your soul needs ! It is light, refreshing and full of flavours that instantly cools you down.
Cantaloupe is a summer fruit that keeps you hydrated during summer days. It is naturally sweet, has a mild flavour that balances perfectly with sour and spicy dressing. Plus, it is also rich in vitamins that boosts skin health and immunity.
To make it, simply scoop or cube the cantaloupe and place it in a bowl. Meanwhile, blend lemon juice, sugar, mint leaves and ginger until smooth. Pour this dressing over the melon, toss them gently and serve to enjoy a fresh flavour on a hot day.
For making this salad, all you need is a few ingredients like cantaloupe, mint leaves, ginger and lemon. Serve this delicious melon salad with grilled foods, barbeque meals or enjoy on its own.
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Ingredients
- Cantaloupe : It is the base of the salad that adds natural sweetness and keeps the dish light and refreshing.
- Mint leaves : Mint leaves instantly add a cooling flavour. You can also use cilantro, fresh basil for dressing.
- Ginger : It adds a hint of heat peppery taste to the dressing.
- Sugar : I have used granulated white sugar. You can also swap with honey or maple syrup.
- Lemon juice : The acidity adds refreshing bright taste. You can swap with orange or grapefruit juice.
Step by Step Pictures
1)First lets make the salad dressing. Take mint leaves in a blender.
2)Grate some ginger into the blender.
3)Add sugar to taste. You can use honey or maple syrup.
4)Add in lemon juice to the blender.
5)Blend till it is mixed.
6)I made my dressing slightly chunky, but you can makes it extra smooth by blending more.
7)Take your melon or cantaloupe. Cut in half.
8)Remove the seeds from the middle.
9)Use a melon ball to scoop out the flesh.
10)Like this.
11)Instead of doing this, you can chop it into cubes.
12)Add them in a serving bowl.
13)Drizzle over the dressing.
14)Add as much dressing as you prefer.
15)Enjoy.
Expert Tips
- To look fancy, scoop the melon into balls. If you prefer to keep it simple, just chop them into cubes.
- Make your melon salad even more colorful by adding watermelon, honeydew melon balls.
- For a rich taste and texture, add some feta or goat cheese.
- For best flavour, chill the melon salad at least for an hour before serving.
- Depending on the sweetness of the melon, adjust the sugar quantity.
Storage & Serving
Store this refreshing melon salad in an airtight container and refrigerate for a day. You can make it ahead by scooping and storing the melon balls for days and add mint ginger dressing right before serving for the best taste.
FAQ
Yes. It is a healthy and refreshing salad which is low in calories, rich in vitamins and good for digestion. Since melons are high in water content, it keeps you hydrated during hot summer days.
Absolutely ! You can skip and enjoy the natural sweetness of melon. If needed, you can replace it with honey, maple syrup or agave for healthier options.
Well, to enhance the flavour, color and taste of the salad you can add other fruits like honeydew melon, watermelon, kiwi, berries or pineapple.
Yes, you can add cheese to the melon salad. Feta cheese, goat cheese or mozzarella cubes works perfectly and adds a creamy, savoury contrast to the fruit flavour.
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Summer Melon Salad Recipe (Cantaloupe Salad)
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 no Cantaloupe
For Salad Dressing
- 1 cup Mint leaves
- 2 teaspoon Ginger peeled & grated
- 2 tablespoon Sugar
- 2 tablespoon Lemon Juice
Instructions
- Take all ingredients given for the dressing in a blender and puree till smooth. Set aside.
- Take cantaloupe, cut it in half, scoop out the seeds. Use melon baller to scoop the flesh into small balls. If you don't have a melon baller, you can just chop melon into small cubes.
- Take it in a bowl, drizzle dressing all over it and serve cold.
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Geeta M
Bookmarked the recipe! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Gayathhree
😍😍😍😍
sowmya
hi aarthi .. pl make it veg recipes and non veg seprately dont mix altogether.. like ur old blog .. im getting confused.. if u make seperate easy for vegetarian people to pick their veg recipes like me .. were is sidedish for chapati.. in which heading? pl tel
Aarthi
I will try to create a separate tag for that. Soon!