Now that summer is upon us we have many great opportunities to buy and eat fresh local fruits and veggies.
During a recent episode of bathroom cabinet cleaning sowed the seeds for a fun salad.
I discovered an empty bottle of Cucumber-Melon shampoo and a 1/2 filled bottle of the same in body lotion form. Now I didn’t eat/drink this BUT it was the inspiration for a delicious low fat and energy inducing salad with goodies from the City Market in Charlottesville.
I bought fresh organic cucumbers, a couple of organic cantalopes and honeydew melons and some nectarines.
I peeled then sliced the cucumbers and placed in a container.
I cut the cantaloupe (1) and melon flesh from the rind and cut into 3/4 inch blocks. These were added to the cukes.
I cut and sliced 3 nectarines in small pieces and added to the container.
The mixture was tossed to mix well.
I made a dressing from 1 lemon (peeled) placed in a blender with a 1/4 cup raw apple cider vinegar, 3 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive oil and a pinch of Sea salt. This was poured over he mixture and it was place din the fridge until supper.
SUMMER “SHAMPOO” SALAD ( Cucumber-Melon)
4 medium sized Cukes ( peeled and sliced)
1 cantaloupe ( cut into 3/4″ cubes)
1 Honeydew melon (3/4″ cubes)
3 nectarines ( sliced) {peaches/plums OK}
Dressing: ( blended in a blender on high)
1 lemon- peeled
1/4 cup Raw apple cider vinegar
3 Tbs EVOO
Add to fruit/veggie mixture and let sit in fridge for 1-3 hours before serving.
