Watermelon Blue Cheese Salad with Creamy Lemon Balsamic Vinaigrette
A succulent, melon salad that tastes like summer. Perfect for a side dish or first course to a delicious summer meal!
Servings 4 side salads
Calories 215kcal
Ingredients
For the salad
- 4 cups mixed greens washed and dried
- ½ watermelon cut into squares
- ½ honeydew melon cut into squares
- 4 radishes thinly sliced
- 4 ounces blue cheese crumbled
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
- sea salt to taste
- ¼ cup vinaigrette to taste
For the vinaigrette
- 4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar or white truffle oil
- ⅔ cup extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Place greens on four salad plates. Add watermelon and honeydew squares and top with radish slices. Crumble the bleu cheese over top.
- For the vinaigrette, place all ingredients in a small mixing bowl and whisk together until combined.
- Drizzle vinaigrette over salad and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Nutrition
Serving: 1salad | Calories: 215kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 662mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 17g
