Nectarine and cucumber salad with honey mustard sauce

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This nectarine cucumber salad is super quick and easy to make and it has such an interesting, distinct flavor. It’s refreshing and healthy and sure to get your blood pump up from the very first bite thanks to the chili, garlic and vinegar combination.

Nectarine cucumber salad recipe

I honestly don’t know how I’ve come up with such an unusual combination (at least to me) as nectarine, cucumber, peppers and honey mustard sauce. I love salads but it can can quite boring to eat the same salads over and over again.  I needed something to spice things up and bring more flavor to my salads.

Luckily I found just the right recipe. I accidentally bumped into a nectarine cucumber salad but frankly that recipe was thousand times more boring than the most boring salad on earth. I almost gave it a pass when chili peppers came to mind. I love spicy food so what if I throw one chili in and give the original nectarine and cucumber salad a twist? From here to adding lots of other super delicious ingredients was just a tiny step.

I was surprised at the creativity suddenly starting to flow through my mind. I wanted a super colorful salad. I also wanted my salad to be fresh so lime or lemon juice was needed. My new salad had to be interesting and out of ordinary so here comes the honey mustard sauce. Long story short I am super excited about how this project turned.

As always my nectarine and cucumber salad is super quick and easy to make and it has such an interesting, special flavor. It’s also an original, fresh recipe that’s sure to get your blood pump and make you feel alive from the very first bite thanks to its chili/garlic/vinegar combination. I see this nectarine and cucumber salad a perfect match to the pork tenderloin roll recipe I plan to make very soon.

Nectarine cucumber salad

Ingredients

For salad:

• 1 nectarine
• 1/2 large cucumber (I used English cucumbers)
• 1 fresh chili pepper
• 1/2 yellow bell pepper
• Fresh parsley, as preferred

For honey mustard sauce:

• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 tablespoon lime juice (I used 2 tablespoons)
• 1 large clove garlic
• Pinch of salt

Directions:

For salad:

• Cut the nectarine in half, all the way around it and twist both sides with hands until the nectarine pit comes out.
• Chop all veggies and the nectarine, any shape you like (I chopped them in slices) and place in a salad bowl
• Chop parsley and sprinkle over the other ingredients

For honey mustard sauce:

• Peel off the garlic clove
• Put all ingredients in a blender/mixing device and mix well
• Pour 2 tablespoons of honey mustard sauce over the nectarine and cucumber salad.

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Nectarine and cucumber salad with honey mustard sauce

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Ingredients

• 1 nectarine
• 1/2 large cucumber I used English cucumbers
• 1 fresh chili pepper
• 1/2 yellow bell pepper
• Fresh parsley as preferred

For honey mustard sauce:

• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 tablespoon lime juice I used 2 tablespoons
• 1 large clove garlic
• Pinch of salt

Instructions

For salad:

• Cut the nectarine in half, all the way around it and twist both sides with hands until the nectarine pit comes out.
• Chop all veggies and the nectarine, any shape you like (I chopped them in slices) and place in a salad bowl
• Chop parsley and sprinkle over the other ingredients

For honey mustard sauce:

• Peel off the garlic clove
• Put all ingredients in a blender/mixing device and mix well
• Pour 2 tablespoons of honey mustard sauce over the nectarine and cucumber salad.

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