MELONS ARE ONE OF SUMMER'S JOYS. DUE TO THE COOL WEATHER, THEY WERE LATE TO ARRIVE THIS YEAR ALONG WITH STONE FRUIT AND TOMATOES, BUT FINALLY MELONS OF EVERY TYPE ARE PILED ON THE WEISER FARM STAND. HONEY DEW, CAVAILLON, CANARY MELONS, AND SUGAR KISS. WEISER PICKS THEM RIPE OR NEARLY RIPE AND EVERY ONE I'VE ONE I'VE TASTED HAS BEEN SWEET AND JUICY WITH VARYING DEGREES OF CITRUS AND PERFUME. I'LL EAT THEM HAPPILY WITH JUST A SQUEEZE OF LIME, BUT I'M PARTICULARLY PARTIAL TO PROSCUITTO AND MELON. FOR A VARIATION ON THAT RECIPE, HOWEVER, I CUT THE MELON INTO CHUNKS AND TOSSED IT WITH PROSCUITTO, ARUGULA, APRICOTS, AND LIME JUICE. THAT SEEMED TO TOUCH ALL BASES -- SWEET, SALTY, SOUR, AND BITTER. SO I'M SHARING IT WITH YOU. IT'S THE PERFECT SUMMER SALAD.
WASH AND DRY THE ARUGULA. WRAP GENTLY IN A KITCHEN TOWEL.
PUT A PINCH OF SALT IN THE BOTTOM OF YOUR SALAD BOWL. JUICE TWO LIMES AND ADD TO THE BOWL.
CUT THE MELON IN HALF. SCOOP OUT THE SEEDS WITH YOUR HAND. CUT INTO EIGHTHS. SLICE OFF THE RIND. CUT SLICES INTO CHUNKS. ADD TO THE BOWL.
SLICE THE APRICOTS IN HALF AND REMOVE THE PITS. ADD TO THE BOWL.
TOSS FRUIT WITH THE ARUGULA AND LIME JUICE.
TEAR THE PROSCUITTO INTO PIECES AND TOSS WITH THE SALAD. GRIND FRESH PEPPER ONTO IT AND TOSS AGAIN.
SERVES 4
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Directions
WASH AND DRY THE ARUGULA. WRAP GENTLY IN A KITCHEN TOWEL.
PUT A PINCH OF SALT IN THE BOTTOM OF YOUR SALAD BOWL. JUICE TWO LIMES AND ADD TO THE BOWL.
CUT THE MELON IN HALF. SCOOP OUT THE SEEDS WITH YOUR HAND. CUT INTO EIGHTHS. SLICE OFF THE RIND. CUT SLICES INTO CHUNKS. ADD TO THE BOWL.
SLICE THE APRICOTS IN HALF AND REMOVE THE PITS. ADD TO THE BOWL.
TOSS FRUIT WITH THE ARUGULA AND LIME JUICE.
TEAR THE PROSCUITTO INTO PIECES AND TOSS WITH THE SALAD. GRIND FRESH PEPPER ONTO IT AND TOSS AGAIN.
SERVES 4
