The Hand Melon Farm in upstate New York has supplied presidents and restaurants with
melons for nearly one hundred years. Their melons are so good that no one in the melon family would think
of cooking with them. But this salsa, which is terrific with grilled meat, is one exception to that rule.
Serves 8
Ingredients
- 3 ripe tomatoes, seeded and chopped into quarter inch dice
- ¼ honeydew melon, cut in quarter-inch dice
- 1 cup minced red onion
- ½ jalapeno pepper, minced
- ½-cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- juice from half a fresh orange
- juice from a fresh lime
- ½-cup peanuts, chopped
- about ½-teaspoon of salt
Procedure
- Combine all the ingredients in a bowl. Toss and allow to sit for at least two hours and up to a full day
before serving. Taste and add more salt or more hot pepper if desired.
John Hand, from One Big Table, to be published by Simon and Schuster, 2007
