Should the ingredient 'cream cheese' be included into the name of this dish as well? Zucchini, Sunlady Melon Salad with Plum Dressing and Cream Cheese....phew! What a mouthful.
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| Zucchini, Sunlady Melon Salad with Plum Dressing |
The initial plan was to whip up a quick healthy salad for dinner. As I gathered the necessary ingredients, I also seemed to be doing more than what had been visualised in mind. Before I knew it, I was baking stuff and toasting nuts. Huh.
Quick recipe? No. I'm being honest!
Healthy? I doubt, not with nugget-sized cream cheese bits in there that's just oozing with yumminess.
Things never go according to plan, does it? Especially when one has 'free reign' over the kitchen. I hold the whip here... and the spatula, the knives, the rolling pin.
Back to the salad. So, this is how it turned out in the end - six ingredients in the mix. Delicious? Yep! And refreshing to tuck into.
Ingredients:
- ½ medium-large green zucchini
- ½ medium-large yellow zucchini
(shaved with a peeler and sliced into half)
- 2 medium tomatoes (quartered)
- several shavings of Sunlady melon (use a peeler)
- ½ cup thinly sliced beef strips
(seasoned with salt and black pepper, baked on a greased pan)
- ½ cup cream cheese (cubed and baked on a greased pan)
- 1 tbsp pumpkin seeds (wok toasted)
Salad dressing:
- 2 tbsp plum sauce (bottled)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- Pinch of salt
Mix the above together in a small bowl.
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| From Top-Left to Bottom: 1) Zucchini shavings going into the bowl 2) Throwing the tomatoes in 3) Shaving some Sunlady melon into the mix From Top-Right to Bottom: 1) All the required ingredients ready to be put together 2) Plum sauce and olive oil |
1) Add zucchini shavings, melon shavings and tomatoes into a salad bowl.
2) Pour the plum dressing over.
3) Add beef strips and toasted pumpkin seeds. Toss lightly.
4) Serve with baked cream cheese nuggets on top.
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| Adding plum sauce mixture into the salad |
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| Top with strips of beef and toasted pumpkin seeds |
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| There you go - Zucchini, Sunlady Melon Salad with Plum Dressing! |
What a terrific veggie dish. I’m always looking for new ideas.. nice recipe dear....
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jaspinder :)
DeleteI love this combination, Sharon. Shaved veggies in a salad always look so elegant. Plum dressing is new to me, in a salad I mean...can't wait...I'll be scouring the supermarket shelves...
ReplyDeleteOh yes, it's a pretty way to present vegetables - motivation to eat right, methinks ;)
DeleteYes...this salad looks and must taste scrumptious...with zucchini and melon ribbons,plum sauce and a lovely crunch from baked cream cheese nuggets and seeds....it is a platter of well suited flavors,textures and freshness...all of which make a perfectly tempting salad,thanks for sharing this goodness :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you and you're welcome, Kumars. Your words made me salivate ...lol! ^.^
DeleteThey look so delicious!
ReplyDeleteThank you, cquek - it is yum stuff! ;)
DeleteLooks so beautiful and colourful. Interesting combination of flavours!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Trishie. Vibrant, I know! ;)
DeleteHi Sharon,
ReplyDeleteFunny that you are mentioning all the ingredients in the name of this salad :D
It looks deliciously beautiful with a combination of bright colours!
Zoe
Haha....you laugh at me, Zoe! I wish I could have just called this 'A bowl of sunshine' ;)
DeleteHi Sharon,
ReplyDeleteA lovely refreshing salad! I could eat that whole plate!
Thanks for stopping by my blog. If you're using basmati rice, adjust the water accordingly, I have just included that in my post..oops..forgotten about it, until I read your comment! Hope you enjoy the rice!
Hi Joyce, thanks. I made the rice last night and it turned out beautifully. This is one for keeps! ❤
DeleteYummy, Sharon! It's interesting to use cheese & plum sauce together. Love the colours!
ReplyDeleteAll made possible because I was greedy..lol ^.^
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