Combine oil, lemon juice, sugar, salt, pepper, parsley and mint. Mix until well blended. If made ahead, cover and refrigerate until next day.
About 1 hour before serving, cut melon in half; scoop out seeds. Cut melon into thin wedges and remove rind.
In a salad bowl, combine melon, cucumber and tomatoes. Stir dressing again; pour over salad and mix gently until well coated. Cover and let stand at room temperature for about 45 minutes, stirring once or twice.
Nutritional analysis (per serving): 190 calories; 2 g protein; 18 g carbohydrates; 14 g total fat; 0 mg cholesterol; and 159 mg sodium.
From _Sunset Fresh Ways with Salads_ by the editors of Sunset Books and Sunset Magazine. Menlo Park, Ca: Lane Publishing Company, 1987. Pg. 75.
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