Back in mid-July, after a full-day of working on our deck project, we needed some appetizers for cocktails one evening. I didn’t want to spend a lot of time making them because I was pooped. I saw local cantaloupe and I immediately thought of the simple, yet tasty cantaloupe wrapped in Proscuitto (we used Serrano ham from Spain). It totally hit the spot. When I was selecting the melon, I wasn’t able to smell it as I usually do because we are still mandated to wear masks so I just picked one and I was lucky, it was wonderful. We had about 1/8th of it, so I had to figure out what to do with the remainder (other than eating it for dessert). I came up with this fresh, tasty recipe to go with some fish I had broiled, it was delicious.
Cantaloupe Salsa
A KitchenInspirations Original Recipe
Makes about 250 mL salsa
Ingredients:
- 150 g cantaloupe, finely diced
- 50 g cucumber, finely diced
- 1/2 small avocado, finely diced
- 1 green onion, finely sliced
- Fresh Basil and Mint, in a chiffonade
- 15-30 mL freshly squeezed lime juice
- Salt to taste
Directions:
- Combine all of the ingredients, tasting and seasoning as required.
- Serve chilled with fish or barbeque.
Crab tacos. I’d slather this on crab tacos (served in a jicama “tortilla”). GREG
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I love everything with melons and watermelons, and this refreshing salsa sounds right up my alley – so delicious and refreshing! I will easily enjoy the entire bowl as a light meal 🙂
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Lovely salad, Eva! When I buy melons I weigh them in my hand (to see if they’re heavy vs their size) and look at the stem area to check if it’s ripe, but I never buy cantaloupe, only the variety called “charentais” here, so maybe there’s a different way to check cantaloupe’s ripeness.
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I like fruit salsas, a lot. Haven’t made a cantaloupe one, but you’re enticing me here. Gotta try this — thanks.
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Wow I’ve never heard of or tried cantaloupe salsa but it would be perfect for summer times! 😀
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This sounds wonderful! So unique and tasty! And pretty.
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I love fruit salsa with seafood and yours sounds delicious!!
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Simple, seasonal and absolutely delicious! We just had some melon salsa too.
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