23 watermelon and lettuce salad Recipes

unbleached white sugar, champagne vinegar or 3 tbsp white wine vinegar, kosher salt or 1/2 tsp salt, ground ginger (or freshly grated if you prefer ), vegetable oil, extra-virgin olive oil, sesame seeds, toasted (sub half of the portion with black sesame seeds for color), toasted sesame oil, cayenne pepper, cut up seedless watermelon (read *note), cut up cantaloupe, cut up honeydews, sliced english cucumber (if available try 1/2 cup each of english cucumber and lemon cucumber), lettuce leaf, snipped fresh cilantro (optional), crisp cooked bacon, drained and crumbled (optional)

skinned and boned chicken breasts (about 1 lb), sliced fresh basil, mayonnaise, milk, minced garlic, freshly ground black pepper, divided, salt, divided, thick-cut bacon slices, vegetable oil, all-purpose flour, head green leaf lettuce, chopped, seeded and cubed watermelon , cantaloupe, or honeydew melon, honey-mustard dressing, garnish: fresh basil sprigs