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Melon ball salad

By Abigail Donnelly
6 to 8
Easy
10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 watermelon
  • 1 spanspek
  • 1 yellow canary mellon
  • 1 fennel bub, shaved and placed into iced water
  • 30 g pea shoots
  • 1 x 10 cm piece fresh ginger, thinly sliced
  • 2 oranges, cut into wedges
  • For the dressing, whisk:

  • 3 T extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Method

Using a melon baller or ice cream scoop, scoop balls from the melons. To assemble, place the melon on a large serving platter. Pile the shaved fennel and pea shoots around the melon balls. Top with the ginger, drizzle with the salad dressing and squeeze over the orange.

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