Cantaloupe Salad with Feta & Basil

A sweet 'n' savory summer fruit salad, the sweet from a juicy-ripe muskmelon, the savory from chunks of feta cheese and ribbons of fresh basil. This salad almost makes itself, it's that easy!

Fresh & Seasonal. Summer Easy. Weight Watchers Friendly. Low Carb. Great for Meal Prep.

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August Is a Greedy Month.

I walk through the farmers market and want it all. Bundles of basil for pesto. Blueberries for coffee cake and pie, if any make it home that is, they’re sun-warmed and so fat they almost burst. Garden tomatoes for sandwiches lathered with mayonnaise and sprinkled with pepper tonight, some sort of tomato salad tomorrow. Peaches so ripe I must eat one over the sink, letting the juice drip down my arms, closing my eyes to embed in my brain the texture, the taste, the thrill.

What makes you greedy in August? It’s only natural.

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I also write a food blog called A Veggie Venture, home to the famous A-Z of Vegetables and where every single recipe features a vegetable, in summer, much of it gathered from St. Louis-area farmers markets.

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CANTALOUPE SALAD with FETA & BASIL

Hands-on time: 10 minutes
Time to table: 10 minutes
Serves 4

• 1/4 of a ripe well-washed cantaloupe (about 12oz/340g), peeled and cut into bite-size pieces
• Fresh basil, cut into thin ribbons
• 1-1/2 ounces feta, crumbled
• 1 tablespoon good olive oil
• Kosher salt to taste, optional

Combine all ingredients in a bowl and serve immediately.

That's it! Really? Yes, that's it! Now go enjoy!

ALANNA's TIPS Peaches or watermelon could be substituted for the cantaloupe. Add some blueberries or kiwi for color. I've served this for breakfast (yes, breakfast), for lunch in a bed of lettuce and for dinner, as a salad and dessert. It’s that good.

NUTRITION INFORMATION Per Serving: 69 Calories; 4g Tot Fat; 1g Sat Fat; 3mg Cholesterol; 53mg Sodium; 7g Carb; 1g Fiber; 7g Sugar; 1g Protein. WEIGHT WATCHERS POINTS Old Points 2 & PointsPlus 2 & SmartPoints 3 & Freestyle 1.5

Many thanks to my friend Kirsten for the inspiration for this simple summer fruit salad. In all of 15 minutes, she mentioned grabbing the idea from a single sentence of online chat at the Washington Post and I made it for the first time.

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More Melon Recipes: Cantaloupe! Honeydew! Watermelon!

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~ more melon recipes ~
~ more fruit salad recipes ~
from Kitchen Parade

~ Mixed Fruit & Vegetable Salad ~
~ Watermelon, Cucumber & Feta Salad ~
~ Melon, Blueberry & Feta Salad with Honey Lime Vinaigrette ~
from A Veggie Venture, my food blog

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More Fruit Recipes to Feed the Greed

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~ more fruity dessert recipes ~

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