Name: Honeydew Peach Salsa
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 1/2 honeydew melon (ripe), peeled, seeded, and cut into 1/4-inch dice (about 2 cups); 1 peach , peeled, pitted, and cut into 1/4-inch dice (about 1 cup); 1/2 small shallot , minced (about 1 tablespoon); 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves; 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander; 2 - 3 tablespoons lime juice (from 2 limes); Table salt; hot pepper sauce , such as Tabasco

Why This Recipe Works

The first step in developing a great fruit salsa recipe was to determine which fruits worked best as a foundation—mango, pineapple, nectarine, and melon won. To boost the fruit’s tartness and tone down its sweetness, we added 1 tablespoon or less of lime juice per cup of fruit. We rejected onion for its harsh, dominating flavor but liked the milder-tasting shallot, finely minced. Finally, we added a second, complementary vegetable or fruit to our fruit salsa recipe for more flavor dimension, then allowed the fruit salsa to sit for half an hour to let the flavors fully develop.

Before You Begin

Choose a ripe melon--but not an overripe one--for best flavor. This salsa works well with pork and chicken.

Instructions

In medium bowl, toss together honeydew, peach, shallot, cilantro, coriander, 2 tablespoons lime juice, and 1/2 teaspoon salt; let stand at room temperature to blend flavors, 15 to 30 minutes. Adjust seasoning with additional lime juice and salt, and add hot sauce to taste; serve.