Mixed melon salad :: Diabetes Self-Management

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Mixed melon salad

Preparation time: 15 minutes
Chilling time: 30 minutes

1 cup fresh or canned pineapple chunks, packed in juice
3 cups cantaloupe balls
2 cups watermelon balls
2 cups honeydew melon balls
3 tablespoons honey
3 tablespoons cider vinegar or other fruit vinegar
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 small shallot, minced
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 1/2 teaspoons poppy seeds

Combine fruits in large bowl. Combine honey, vinegar, oil, shallot, mustard, and poppy seeds in small jar; cover tightly and shake to blend. Pour dressing over fruit and toss to coat. Cover and chill for 30 minutes before serving.

Yield: 8 cups
Serving Size: 1 cup

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
  Calories: 102
  Carbohydrate: 21 g
  Protein: 1 g
  Fat: 2 g
  Saturated fat: <1 g
  Sodium: 19 mg
  Fiber: 1 g
  Exchanges per serving: 1 1/2 fruit
  Carbohydrate choices: 1 1/2

This recipe was developed by Nancy Cooper, a Contributing Editor of Diabetes Self-Management. Nancy is a Diabetes Nutrition Specialist at the International Diabetes Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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