Description

This refreshing salad features some of summer’s best offerings: melons, peaches, and cucumbers. Good melon choices include watermelon, muskmelon, cantaloupe, and Persian melon.

Ingredients

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3 cups 1-inch melon cubes
2 large peaches, skin removed, sliced into wedges
2 Persian cucumbers, sliced into 1/2-inch rounds
8 ounces crumbled feta or goat cheese or small-cubed gorgonzola
2 tablespoons shredded fresh mint (plus extra whole leaves for garnish)
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar or fresh lemon juice
Salt and fresh-cracked black pepper to taste

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Instructions

Arrange melon, peaches, cucumbers, and cheese down the middle of a long platter or board. Whisk together mint, oil, and vinegar or lemon juice and drizzle this vinaigrette over the assembled salad. Sprinkle with salt (to taste) and fresh-cracked pepper, garnish with mint leaves, and serve.