Melon and Watercress Salad with Pickled Onions

 

1/3

cup chopped red onion

2

tablespoons honey

1

tablespoon olive oil

1/4

teaspoon grated lime peel

2

tablespoons lime juice

1/4

teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1/8

teaspoon salt

3

cups cut-up ripe cantaloupe

2

ripe plums, thinly sliced

1

bunch watercress, tough stems trimmed

2

tablespoons crumbled goat cheese or feta cheese

2

tablespoons sliced almonds or pumpkin seeds

• 1 In salad bowl, stir together onion, honey, oil, lime peel, lime juice, pepper and salt with fork until combined.
• 2 Gently stir in cantaloupe, plums, watercress, cheese and almonds until coated with honey mixture. Serve immediately.