A summer salad that's bursting with freshness from cantaloupe, cucumber, scallions, jalapeno, and drizzled with lime juice and topped with salty cheese. It's a keeper!
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword Sweet and savory cantaloupe salad
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Total Time 15 minutesminutes
Servings 4
Author Launie Kettler
Ingredients
1 ½cupsmelonballed or cubed
1cupdiced cucumber
1jalapenoseeded, deveined, and diced
2scallionswhite and green parts, thinly sliced
2small radishesdiced
2tablespoonsolive oil
2tablespoonslime juice
½teaspoonground white pepper
½teaspoonflaky sea salt
2tablespoonscrumbled cotija
Instructions
Place the melon, cucumber, jalapeno, scallions, and radishes in a large bowl or on a large platter.
Drizzle with olive oil and lime juice. Season with white pepper, flaky salt, and top with cotija.
Serve immediately.
Note: If you want to make the salad ahead of time, store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days, and sprinkle with cotija right before serving.