Cantaloupe And Greens With Balsamic Dressing

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 6 cups lettuce leaves, baby greens,spring mix
• 1/4 cup minced red onion
• 1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted
• 2 cups cantaloupe, balls or cubes
• fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup diced onion
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar

Recipe

• 1 prepare salad dressing; in a small saucepan over low heat, heat the 1/2 olive oil and add 1/4 cup onions.
• 2 cook about 10 minutes or until onions are transparent and lightly golden.
• 3 remove onion from oil with slotted spoon.
• 4 increase heat to mediun-high.
• 5 add 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar and the 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar and bring to a boil.
• 6 boil 1 minute.
• 7 carefully add the 2 tablespoons brown sugar (it may splatter) boil one minute more,add 1/2 the onions.
• 8 (save remaining for another use.) cool and store dressing in refrigerator until ready to use.
• 9 in a large salad bowl, mix greens, onion and cantaloupe balls or cubes.
• 10 add dressing a little at a time and toss.
• 11 add pepper and enjoy.