Melon Mojito Salsa Recipe 455

MELON MOJITO SALSA RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix well. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. Cooking Tips/Variations Since watermelon is so, well, watery...spread out the diced pieces on a couple sheets of paper towels to dry them slightly before mixing with the other ingredients. Dislike cantaloupe? No problem! Use diced mango. To save time, look for a tray of pre-cut melon chunks in the produce section of your grocery store. The three melons in this recipe are often packaged together. Then you'll simply need to dice them into smaller pieces. Want it spicy? Add one very small, finely minced jalapeño pepper OR a squirt of Sriracha hot sauce.

MOJITO MELON SALSA

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a bowl and add lime juice, salt and pepper. Mix thoroughly and serve with any chips you'd like. Enjoy!

MELON SALSA

Steps:

• Combine melon, tomatoes, cucumber, and onion in a bowl. Add cilantro, jalapeno, salt, pepper, and chili powder. Squeeze lime juice over mixture and stir well. Refrigerate for a minimum of 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes if possible.

MOJITO MELON SALSA

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a bowl and add lime juice, salt and pepper. Mix thoroughly and serve with chips of your choice. I also think this would be fabulous on tacos!

MOJITO-STYLE MELON SALAD

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine honeydew, cantaloupe, 2 tablespoons of sugar, lime zest and juice, and slivered mint. Refrigerate 15 minutes, tossing occasionally, until sugar dissolves and mixture is well chilled.
• When ready to serve, spread remaining tablespoon of sugar onto a flat plate. Pour a little water into a shallow bowl and dip rim of each of 4 wine or martini glasses into water; press wet rims into sugar to coat edge of each glass. Spoon 1 cup of fruit mixture into each glass; garnish with mint sprigs. Yields 1 cup per serving.

SUMMER MELON SALSA

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the melon, onion, jalapeno, cilantro, lime juice, pepper and salt. Serve with chips. Refrigerate leftovers.

MELON MOJITO SLUSH

Steps:

• To make the watermelon punch bowl, remove thin slice from bottom of melon, allowing it to stand upright. Cut off the top of melon.
• Scoop out melon, leaving about 1 inch shell; reserve all melon.
• Turn melon bowl upside down in a large bowl to drain. Cover and chill.
• In a medium saucepan, combine mint leaves and sugar. Using back of wooden spoon, mash mint with sugar until leaves are bruised.
• Add water; bring to a boil stirring occasionally over medium heat.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and let steep for 10 minutes, then strain.
• In food processor, puree melon in batches to a total of 10 cups of melon puree.
• Place puree in large bowl, add mint syrup, limeade and rum; stir.
• Pour into freezer containers and freeze overnight.
• Right before the party, scoop slush into hollowed out melon with a scoop for serving.

COLD MELON SALSA

Steps:

• In a large serving bowl, stir together the tomatoes, honeydew melon, cantaloupe, red onion, jalapeno and cilantro. Stir in the orange juice, almonds, salt and lime juice. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving for best flavor.

MIDORI MELON MOJITO

Steps:

• Muddle mint leaves and lime in rocks glass. Cover with simple syrup and fill with ice. Add Rum, Midori and club soda; stir well. Garnish with lime wedge and sprigs of mint.

MELON SALSA

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients in a bowl. Serve as a condiment for tortillas, corn bread, fish or chicken.