Smoked Salmon and Melon Salad
Recipe from Better Homes and Gardens

Lively, spicy-sweet cardamom adds more flavor to this dish and complements the smoky salmon and cool melon flavors. Perfect for brunch or a light, no-cook dinner.


Smoked Salmon and Melon Salad

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Servings: Makes 6 servngs.
Total Time: 25 mins
Related Categories: Salad, Salmon
 
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Ingredients
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    Yogurt-Cardamom Dressing, recipe below
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  • 1/3  cup
    mint leaves, coarsely chopped
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  • 1  tsp.
    finely shredded lemon peel
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  • 1/4  tsp.
    cracked black pepper
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  • 1/2  a
    cantaloupe, peeled and cut in thin wedges (about 2 cups)
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  • 2  cups
    thinly sliced fennel
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  • 2  cups
    blueberries or seedless red grapes
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  • 8  oz.
    smoked salmon, skin and bones removed, coarsely broken
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  • 1/2  a
    honeydew melon, cut in cubes and/or balls (about 2 cups)
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Directions
1.
Prepare Yogurt-Cardamom Dressing; set aside.
2.
In small bowl combine mint, lemon peel, and pepper; set aside. In a trifle dish or straight-sided glass serving bowl place cantaloupe, fennel, blueberries, salmon, and honeydew. Sprinkle with mint mixture. Serve with Yogurt-Cardamom Dressing. Makes 6 servngs.

Yogurt-Cardamom Dressing
In small bowl combine one 6-ounce carton plain lowfat yogurt, 1/4 cup olive oil, 2 Tbsp. lemon juice, 1 Tbsp. honey, 1 clove minced garlic, 1/2 tsp. ground cardamon or ground nutmeg, 1/2 tsp. cracked black pepper, and 1/4 tsp. salt.
Nutrition information
Calories 239, Total Fat 12 g, Saturated Fat 2 g, Monounsaturated Fat 7 g, Polyunsaturated Fat 1 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Sodium 452 mg, Carbohydrate 26 g, Total Sugar 20 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 10 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 77%, Calcium 9%, Iron 10%. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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