Honeydew Salad with Peanuts and Lime
 
 
A refreshingly sweet and salty honeydew salad with peanuts and lime - the perfect simple side salad for summer!
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients
  • ⅓ cup lime juice (from ~3 limes)
  • 1 shallot, thinly sliced
  • 2 Thai chilies, minced
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • ½ tsp kosher salt
  • 1-2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce or soy sauce
  • 1 honeydew, peeled, halved, seeded, and cut into 1.5-inch chunks
  • 5 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro, divided
  • 5 tbsp chopped fresh mint, divided
  • 5 tbsp salted dry-roasted peanuts, chopped, divided
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl, combine the lime juice and the sliced shallot. Allow to sit and lightly pickle while you prepare the rest of the salad.
  2. Using the flat side of a knife, mash the chilies, garlic, and salt to a fine paste (can use a mortar and pestle or spice grinder, if you have one). Mix the chili-garlic paste, the sugar (adjust based on how sweet your honeydew is), and the fish oil into the lime/shallot mixture. Stir to combine.
  3. Add the honeydew and 4 tbsp each of the cilantro, mint, and peanuts to the bowl with the dressing. Toss to combine. Sprinkle with the remaining 1 tbsp of cilantro, mint, and peanuts right before serving.
Notes
Recipe from Cook's Illustrated
Recipe by Joanne Eats Well With Others at https://joanne-eatswellwithothers.com/2021/07/honeydew-salad-with-peanuts-and-lime.html