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Spiced melon salad

June 12, 2025

Recipe

This melon salad is great with breakfast or lunch, or as a dessert after dinner.

Serves 4

This recipe is great with breakfast, lunch or dessert. It's a fine way to enjoy fruit at any meal.

In a large bowl, mix all ingredients to combine. Serve.

2 cups diced melons, such as cantaloupe, honeydew or watermelon, or any fruit you like
1/2 cup plain or vanilla low-fat or nonfat yogurt
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon mace
1/8 teaspoon clove
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon orange zest and 3 tablespoons orange juice

DASH Eating Plan Servings

Dairy foods (low-fat or fat-free) Fats and oils 1 Fruits Grains and grain products Meats, poultry and fish Nuts, seeds and dry beans Sweets Vegetables

Diabetes Meal Plan Choices

Fats Dairy foods (low-fat or fat-free) Fruits Meat and meat substitutes Milk and milk products Nonstarchy vegetables Starches Sweets, desserts and other carbohydrates

Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid Servings

Carbohydrates Fats 1 Fruits Protein and dairy Sweets Vegetables

Nutritional analysis per serving

Calcium 55 Calories 11 g Total carbohydrate 2 mg Cholesterol 1 g Dietary fiber Trace Monounsaturated fat Potassium 2 g Protein 0.5 g Saturated fat About 1/2 cup Serving size 32 mg Sodium 1 g Total fat