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Honeydew melon, cucumber, grapes, and celery make a beautiful green salad. But it's a simple dressing of honey, white wine vinegar, and mustard seeds that pickles and elevates these ordinary ingredients into a sweet-tart masterpiece. Ingredients:
1/3 cup white wine vinegar |
1/4 cup honey |
2 teaspoons yellow mustard seeds |
1/2 teaspoon celery seeds |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
2 cups cubed or balled honeydew melon pieces |
1 cup finely diced peeled english cucumber |
1 cup finely diced celery |
1/2 cup halved seedless green grapes |
2 tablespoons finely chopped celery leaves |
2 tablespoons finely chopped chives |
butter lettuce leaves, rinsed and crisped (optional) |
Directions:
1. In a 1- to 1 1/2-quart pan, combine vinegar, honey, 1/4 cup water, mustard seeds, celery seeds, and salt. Simmer over medium heat for 5 minutes, then boil over high heat, stirring often, until reduced to 1/2 cup, about 2 minutes longer. Let cool.
2. In a salad bowl, combine vinegar mixture, honeydew, cucumber, diced celery, and grapes. Cover and chill, stirring occasionally to blend flavors, at least 15 minutes and up to 1 hour.
3. Stir in celery leaves and chives. If using butter lettuce leaves, arrange on plates and spoon salad over them.
4. Note: Nutritional analysis is per serving.
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