Strawberry Cucumber And Melon Salad Recipes

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• Peel and dice cucumber and watermelon into 2 cm cubes, and place in a bowl with strawberry slices.
• Chiffonade shiso leaves (purple or green are fine) and add to bowl.
• Whisk together oil, vinegar, maple syrup, salt and pepper. Add vinaigrette to salad and toss gently.
• Serve immediately, either as is, or with optional feta sprinkled on top.

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• Place 8 ounces stemmed and thinly sliced strawberries and 1/2 thinly sliced English cucumber in a pitcher. For still infused water, add 2 quarts of water. For sparkling water, add 1 quart of seltzer during prep and a second quart just before serving. Refrigerate 2 to 4 hours to allow the ingredients to infuse. Stir well and strain, discarding the solids. For serving, add fresh strawberries and cucumber slices for garnish and plenty of ice. The infused water will keep refrigerated for up to 2 days.

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• Combine the onion, strawberries, cucumber, cantaloupe and dill in a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper and toss to combine. Let stand until the cucumber is juicy, about 10 minutes.
• Add the spinach and vinaigrette to the bowl, season with salt and pepper, and toss to coat.
• Whisk 1/4 cup white wine vinegar, 1 tablespoon dijon mustard, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt and a few grinds of pepper in a bowl. Slowly drizzle in 2/3 cup olive oil, whisking constantly, until thick and smooth. Add more salt and pepper to taste. (Makes about 1 cup.)

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• Mix the strawberries and sugar together in a metal bowl covered with plastic wrap and place over a bain marie making sure the bowl doesn't touch the water. Cook over low heat for 1 hour and 15 minutes, at which point the berries will be floating in liquid.
• To obtain the juice, drain the berries over a bowl for 2 hours. Some solids will have passed through the strainer and settled in the bowl. Chill the juice until ready to serve. Save the berries for flavoring ice cream.
• Dice the peeled cucumber and strawberries very finely, like a brunoise, then toss together carefully with the lemon juice and sugar. In the center of each soup bowl, place a pile of the diced strawberry mixture. Pour the garnet colored strawberry soup around it.

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• Place the melons on a flat surface and split each one in half. Scoop out and discard the seeds. Use the larger-size scoop on a melon baller to scoop out the flesh. The goal is to tightly pack about 6 generous cups of melon flesh and then hollow the four melon halves out for presentation. Scrape the halves with a spoon to smooth the insides and gather additional flesh (and trap any juices) in a separate bowl until you have 1 heaping cup. Save the melon halves. Refrigerate the melon balls.
• Place the melon scraps and juices in a blender and add 3 tablespoons of the olive oil, the lime zest and juice and honey. Puree until smooth and taste for seasoning. Add more honey, if needed. Add a splash of water if more liquid is needed to make a smooth puree. Refrigerate.
• In a medium bowl, toss the cucumbers with the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and a generous amount of black pepper. Toss the melon balls with the dressing. Sprinkle the cucumbers and mint over the melon and mix a little. Fill the melon halves.

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• Mix first 4 ingredients until blended.
• Combine greens and fruit in large bowl.
• Top with dressing mixture; toss lightly. Top with sunflower kernels.

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• In a large bowl, combine strawberries, cucumber and honeydew. Chill until serving., In a small bowl, whisk the remaining ingredients. Just before serving, drizzle over strawberry mixture; toss gently to coat.

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• Peel the cucumbers and slice thinly.
• Hull the strawberries and slice thinly (save one strawberry).
• Arrange the cumber and strawberry slices on a round, shallow serving plate.
• Do an outer circle of cumbers.
• Do a slightly over lapping inner circle of strawberries.
• Continue making inner circles.
• Finish with the saved strawberry, sliced in half, served on top in the center.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Sprinkle with vinegar.
• Drizzle with olive oil.
• Chill for one hour.
• Just before serving, garnish with chopped mint.

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• Peel cukes. Slice in half lengthwise. If seeded, remove with teaspoon. Cut cukes across into 1/4 inch slices. Place in colander. Sprinkle with salt and toss. Allow to drain about 20 minutes. Rinse with cold water to remove salt. Spread out on paper towels and pat dry.
• Place berries and cukes in bowl and chill.
• Whisk brown sugar, soy, and vinegar together until smooth. Set aside.
• When ready to serve salad, pour sesame oil and dressing over and toss.

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• Combine the onion, strawberries, cucumber, cantaloupe and dill in a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper and toss to combine. Let stand until the cucumber is juicy, about 10 minutes.Add the spinach and vinaigrette to the bowl, season with salt and pepper, and toss to coat.Whisk 1/4 cup white wine vinegar, 1 tablespoon dijon mustard, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt and a few grinds of pepper in a bowl. Slowly drizzle in 2/3 cup olive oil, whisking constantly, until thick and smooth. Add more salt and pepper to taste. (Makes about 1 cup.)Source: foodnetwork.comRecipe formatted with the Cook'n Recipe Software from DVO Enterprises.

Steps:

• Combine the onion, strawberries, cucumber, cantaloupe and dill in a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper and toss to combine. Let stand until the cucumber is juicy, about 10 minutes.Add the spinach and vinaigrette to the bowl, season with salt and pepper, and toss to coat.Mustard Vinaigrette:Whisk 1/4 cup white wine vinegar, 1 tablespoon dijon mustard, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt and a few grinds of pepper in a bowl. Slowly drizzle in 2/3 cup olive oil, whisking constantly, until thick and smooth. Add more salt and pepper to taste. (Makes about 1 cup.)Source: foodnetwork.comRecipe formatted with the Cook'n Recipe Software from DVO Enterprises.