Brunch Part 3
Welcome to Vine to Wine this is your host Linda Moran. Today is food and wine pairing day and I want to share a recipe for a simple fruit salad that is an easy side dish at a Brunch and of course the wines that go with it.
An assortment of fresh melon balls is what makes this such a good salad. Use honeydew, cantaloupe, watermelon, Crenshaw melon - whatever you can get from wherever in the world that it is in season. Make a dressing with the juice of one large lemon and a teaspoon of honey. Whisk the two together until they are completely incorporated. Then toss the melon in the dressing and garnish it with strawberries blueberries or raspberries. It really is a pretty fruit salad. If you like the tart crisp flavors to come out it is very good with a sparkling Brut. That combination is very refreshing. Or you could make a spritzer using a sweet Riesling and some club soda or sparkling water. The salad is also excellent with the Riesling by itself of a Moscato d’Asti from
