C.C. Salad (Cots and Cantalope) Recipe

See Also: Salads

C.C. Salad (Cots and Cantalope)

From Dorothy McNett's Recipe Book at www.dorothymcnett.com. Or add some baby shrimp and call it Sea C.C. Salad. Can you see the Sea C.C. Salad?

1 cantalope or other fresh sweet melon
fresh greens

4-6 very ripe apricots
1-2 cloves garlic
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
3 tablespoons champagne or other light vinegar
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
pinch of sugar (depends on sweetness of the cots)

Slice the melon and arrange attractively on lettuce covered plates. In food processor with steel chopping blade in place, process apricots, garlic, salt and pepper. Add vinegar, and then the oil and whril until mixture is totally blended, adding sugar if needed. Drizzle over melon slices and garnish with herbs or edible flowers.

Recipe created 2007-07-02.