Melon Salad with Blackberry, Mint and Basil Dressing

A a fresh and vibrant melon based salad with a unique blackberry herb dressing to add liveliness and flavor. You don’t need a vita-mix, a dehydrator or any other special equipment. In fact, you don’t even need a blender, as you can easily mash up the berries with a fork and whisk in the remaining ingredients… It really is that easy!

Ingredients

For Salad Base:

• 3 cups of watermelon
• 3 cups of cantaloupe

For the dressing:

• .5 C fresh blackberries
• 2 T fresh mint
• 2 T fresh basil
• .25 C lemon juice
• 1 t molasses
• 2 packets of stevia
• pinch of salt

Instructions

For Salad Base:

Using a melon baller, scoop out 3 cups of both watermelon and cantaloupe. For variation, I used the smaller end on the cantaloupe and the larger end on the watermelon.

For the dressing:

In a high-speed blender (this is where a personal blender, such as a magic bullet, comes in hand), blend all ingredients. Pour dressing over melon salad and garnish with fresh herbs.