Melon Ball Salad

Sweet and juicy melons are the perfect food for a hot day. Here they’re made more fun with the use of a melon baller, and jazzed up with the flavors of lime, honey, and mint. This salad works great at breakfast, lunch, for a snack, or as a light dessert – really, whenever you want melons!

MELON BALL SALAD

Ingredients:

• Juice of 2 limes
• ¼ cup honey (60ml)
• ½ cup fresh mint leaves, chiffonade (125ml)
• 1 ripe honeydew melon
• 1 large ripe cantaloupe
• 1 small seedless watermelon or ½ of a large
• Pinch of salt

Special tools: melon baller

Method:

In a small bowl mix together the lime juice, honey, salt, and mint.

Cut the honeydew, watermelon and cantaloupe in half.

Remove and discard any seeds from the melon.

Using a melon baller, make balls from the melons and place in a bowl.

Drizzle melon balls with honey dressing and gently mix together.

Serve cold.