Melon Ball Salad

Recipe Ingredients

3		Melons - in three colors
1/3 cup	78ml	Chicken broth
1/4 cup	59ml	Sherry vinegar
1/3 cup	78ml	Lemon juice
4		Garlic cloves - crushed
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Salt
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Black pepper
2 tablespoons	30ml	Fresh tarragon - minced
2 tablespoons	30ml	Fresh chervil - minced
2 tablespoons	30ml	Lemon basil - minced

Recipe Instructions

Cut melons of three different colors into melon balls and drain the balls in a colander. Save the juice to make sherbet.

Make a very strong salad dressing of chicken broth, sherry vinegar, lemon juice, garlic -- crushed, salt, pepper and minced fresh tarragon, chervil and lemon basil.

Dress the drained melon balls and let the dressing sink in for half an hour.

Serve with sliced ham and toast.

NOTES:

* Margaret's X-rated melon balls -- I had a lettuce and tomato sandwich Saturday with mustard instead of mayonnaise. Better than I would have feared. But the big discovery of the week is Margaret's X-rated melon balls. Yield: Serves 4.

: Difficulty: easy. : Time: 15 minutes preparation, 30 minutes waiting. : Precision: no need to measure.

Source:
Diane Mott Davidson, The Grilling Season

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