Melon Salad with Raspberry Honey Vinaigrette

By: Honey Ridge Farms and Jarlsberg Lite

When it comes to mixed green salad recipes, you have lots of options out there. If you want to explore the sweeter and fruitier side of salad try this Melon Salad with Raspberry Honey Vinaigrette.

Ingredients

Melon Salad:
12 cups assorted greens (limestone, spinach, radicchio, romaine, butter)
30 honeydew melon balls
3/4 cup walnuts
3/4 cup Jarlsberg Lite cheese, cut into small cubes (about 3 ounces)
Raspberry Honey Vinaigrette:
1/2 cup fresh or frozen raspberries
1/4 cup apple juice
1 1/2 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon honey (omit honey if using frozen sweetened raspberries)
1 tablespoon Balsamic Honey Vinegar

Instructions

To prepare Melon Salad divide greens between six plates.
Combine remaining ingredients in large mixing bowl; arrange over greens.
To prepare Raspberry Vinaigrette use wire whisk and mash raspberries in medium-sized bowl.
Add remaining ingredients and whisk until blended.
Serve Raspberry Vinaigrette slightly chilled along with Melon Salad.