Fiery Fruit-and-Peanut Salsa
- 1/4 cup dry roasted peanuts, coarsely chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, mined
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1/4 cup Thai fish sauce (see note below)
- 2 1/2 teaspoons grated lime zest
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded, deveined and minced
- 1/2 cup minced fresh cilantro
- 1 1/2 cups honeydew melon, peeled, seeded and cut into 1/4-inch dice
- 1 1/2 cups cantaloupe, peeled, seeded and cut into 1/4-inch dice
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped Italian parsley
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Place the peanuts on a baking sheet and toast in the oven until golden brown, about 10 minutes.
- Set aside to cool.
- Combine the garlic, brown sugar, fish sauce, lime zest, lime juice, jalpeno and cilantro in a large glass or ceramic bowl.
- Add the peanuts, melon, cantaloupe and parsley.
- Toss well.
- Cover and refrigerate for a least 1 hour before serving.
peanuts, garlic, brown sugar, fish sauce, lime zest, lime juice, pepper, fresh cilantro, honeydew melon, cantaloupe, italian parsley
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/8733 (may not work)