Melon-Cucumber Salad

Juliebean_1027

1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
3 cups 3/4-inch pieces melon, (honeydew, cantaloupe, watermelon)
Assorted salad greens
2 small cucumbers, thinly sliced


1. Shake oil, lemon juice, sugar, salt and pepper in tightly covered container; toss with melon and cucumbers.
2. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour but no longer than 8 hours. Drain salad. Serve on salad greens.


Serving: Calories 120 (Calories from Fat 80 ); Total Fat 9 g (Saturated Fat 1 g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 115 mg; Total Carbohydrate 10 g (Dietary Fiber 2 g); Protein 1 g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 36 %; Vitamin C 50 %; Calcium 2 %; Iron 2 % Exchanges: 1/2 Fruit; 2 Fat

**I used Truvia instead of real sugar and used a splash of olive oil instead of the vegetable oil. I wasn't sure I would like this but it was really, really good!

Juliebean_1027

1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
3 cups 3/4-inch pieces melon, (honeydew, cantaloupe, watermelon)
Assorted salad greens
2 small cucumbers, thinly sliced


1. Shake oil, lemon juice, sugar, salt and pepper in tightly covered container; toss with melon and cucumbers.
2. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour but no longer than 8 hours. Drain salad. Serve on salad greens.


Serving: Calories 120 (Calories from Fat 80 ); Total Fat 9 g (Saturated Fat 1 g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 115 mg; Total Carbohydrate 10 g (Dietary Fiber 2 g); Protein 1 g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 36 %; Vitamin C 50 %; Calcium 2 %; Iron 2 % Exchanges: 1/2 Fruit; 2 Fat

**I used Truvia instead of real sugar and used a splash of olive oil instead of the vegetable oil. I wasn't sure I would like this but it was really, really good!