Spicy Cantaloupe Salad
Juicy melon, fresh herbs, and a zesty dressing. Perfect summer dish for healthy and flavorful meal.
Servings 3
Calories 108kcal
Equipment
- 1 Melon baller
Ingredients
- 1/2 of 1 Cantaloupe 20 to 25 scooped melon balls
- 2 -3 Persian cucumber
- Red onion Use pickled onion instead
- 1 Lime juiced
- 1-2 Green chili
- 1-2 Birds Eye chili Optional
- few sprigs parsley or cilantro chopped
seasoning powder
- Chili seasoning mix chili powder
- Garlic powder
- Salt to taste Optional
Instructions
- Mix 1/2 the lime juice with sliced red onion adding salt and keep aside for half hour. Or microwave for 20 seconds for fast pickled onion.Allow it to cool.
- Scoop the melon using a melon baller. Or slice few pieces. allow most of the juices to drain out naturally. Cut the cucumber into triangle shapes so the inside seeds are clearly visible. Keep this refrigerated.
- Make a dressing with the remaining lime juice, chili seasoning mix, garlic powder and salt. Add the cut chilies too into it just before mixing.
- Mix the dressing and the pickled onion,cucumber, melon pieces gently sprinkle herb on top. Refrigerate the salad for half an hour and serve.Serve with grilled meats, side dish or as a light meal.
Notes
- Mixing the salad:
- Mixing well in advance : will make the salad so water that it will loose all its flavor in the water
- Mixing at the last minute : The melon will taste very bland.
- Mix half any hour before serving.
- Allow the melon to ooze out all the moisture then add to the salad.
- Breaking down the onion with citrus removes most of its pungent flavor.