Turkey and fruit salad
30 minutes
Salad greens are topped with sweet melon, crunchy nuts, turkey and a tangy homemade dressing.
Lynn Lewis
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Ingredients
Serves: 4
- 1 small head iceberg lettuce
- 1 head treviso or round radicchio
- 1 small honeydew or rockmelon
- 250g red seedless grapes
- 250g green seedless grapes
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 500g turkey tenderloins or turkey breast cutlets, cut into thin strips
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon thyme leaves
- ¼ cup walnuts
- dressing
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- 2 tablespoons walnut oil
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
Preparation:20min ›
Cook:10min ›
Ready in:30min
- Cut or tear iceberg lettuce and radicchio into small pieces. Arrange on individual serving plates.
- Halve melon and discard seeds. Scoop out flesh with a melon baller. Cut grapes in half. Scatter melon balls and grapes over salad greens.
- Heat butter in a nonstick pan over medium heat. Cook turkey until browned and cooked through, about 8 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in lemon thyme.
- To make dressing, whisk sour cream oil and lemon juice in a bowl. Add salt and pepper to taste. Drizzle over salad greens. Top with turkey and garnish with walnuts.
health guide
Melons contain pectin, a type of soluble fibre that may help keep blood cholesterol levels in check. Melons may also help protect against cardiovascular disease and some cancers.
