Mexican Melon & Cucumber Salad Salsa

Bergy's Note:

This is such an easy, refreshing starter for breakfast or any meal. It can even be a low calorie dessert. Very tasty

• Total Time: 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 3 small cantaloupe, cut in half, seeds removed
• 1 medium firm ripe papaya, peeled, seeded & diced
• 1 medium cucumber, peeled and seeded, diced
• 2 tablespoons fresh mint, chopped (fresh is best) or 1 teaspoon dried mint (fresh is best)
• 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 tablespoon honey
• mint sprig (optional)

Directions:

1. Take one of the melons, peel it and dice it.
2. In a large non metal bowl, combine the 1 cantaloupe, papaya, cucumber, chopped mint, lime juice& honey, mix gently Set the 4 remaining cantaloupe halves in 4 bowls and fill with the fruit mixture Cover and refrigerate (up to 4 hours) until ready to serve.

Reviews

[eboyd]

This sounds wonderful for a diabetic and a showstopper at a Mexican dinner.

[Ducky]

Made this for our Mexican dinner and it was refreshing with all of the other spicy food. I served this in a bowl, rather than in the cantaloupe. The recipe seemed to make quite a lot (probably 10-12 C). We enjoyed the taste but there was a hint too much mint.

[ThinOne]

This is a wonderful refreshing side dish. I love the combination of cucumber and melon. I did not have lime juice or papaya so I used Rose's sweetened lime juice and some small peaches from my back yard. I added some fresh ground pepper to bring out the flavor of the canteloupe and it was delicious.