Fiery Fruit-and-Peanut Salsa
- Total Time
- 20 minutes, plus 1 hour refrigeration
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Ingredients
Yield:Three cups
- ¼cup dry roasted peanuts, coarsely chopped
- 3cloves garlic, mined
- 1tablespoon brown sugar
- ¼cup Thai fish sauce (see note below)
- 2½teaspoons grated lime zest
- ¼cup fresh lime juice
- 1jalapeno pepper, seeded, deveined and minced
- ½cup minced fresh cilantro
- 1½cups honeydew melon, peeled, seeded and cut into ¼-inch dice
- 1½cups cantaloupe, peeled, seeded and cut into ¼-inch dice
- ½cup coarsely chopped Italian parsley
Preparation
- Step 1
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.
- Step 2
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.
Tip
- Thai fish sauce, or nam pla, can be ordered at Kam Man, 200 Canal Street, New York, N.Y. 10013, (212)571-0330.
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