Spicy Melon Salad with Peanuts and Mint
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice (from about 2 limes)
- 1 large fresh red Thai chile, with seeds, finely minced, or to taste
- 1/4 cup fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon sugar, plus more if needed
- 2 small ripe melons
- 10 fresh spearmint leaves, torn into thin strips
- 3 tablespoons chopped salted roasted peanuts
- In a medium bowl, combine the lime juice, chile, fish sauce, and sugar with 2 tablespoons water.
- Stir to dissolve the sugar.
- Cut each melon in half and remove the seeds.
- Using a melon baller, scoop out the flesh to make about 4 cups melon balls total.
- Add the melon balls to the dressing and toss.
- Let marinate in the refrigerator for at least 45 minutes and up to several hours.
- To serve, toss with the mint, divide among four bowls, and sprinkle with the peanuts.
lime juice, fresh red thai chile, fish sauce, sugar, melons, spearmint, peanuts
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/spicy-melon-salad-with-peanuts-and-mint-377608 (may not work)