Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Minted Spring Mix, Dark Sweet Cherries & Cantaloupe Salad


Minted Spring Mix, Dark Sweet Cherries & Cantaloupe Salad
With Minted Dark Sweet Cherry Vinaigrette
Sage Fruit Company/Adrienne Meier

So refreshing with just a hint of mint!

Makes 4 servings

2 cups pitted and halved Dark Sweet Cherries
1 5oz bag of Spring Mix (mixed greens)
2 cups of cubed cantaloupe
1/4 cup chopped fresh mint

Evenly divide the Spring Mix between four salad plates. Top each salad with mint, Dark Sweat Cherries and cantaloupe. Drizzle each salad with Cherry, Mint Vinaigrette

Cherry Mint Vinaigrette

¼ cup Cran-Cherry juice
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
½ lemon juice
2 tablespoons olive oil
½ teaspoon herbs de Provence
1-teaspoon fresh mint (minced)
4 Dark Sweet Cherries (pitted and cut in half)

Add all the above ingredients (not cherries) to a medium size bowl. Wisk all the ingredients until they are well combined. Add pitted and halved cherries to dressing to infuse dressing with flavor. Refrigerated any leftovers.

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