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Saturday, September 11, 2010

Honeydew Cucumber Salad

This was a delicious dish! Really refreshing and cool on a hot summer night. It reminded me of a dish my dad would make in the summertime - cucumbers, vinegar, sugar and water. I don't think anything else... and that was tasty too.

Try this one - even The Children liked it!





Honeydew Cucumber Salad
Yield: Makes 5 cups; 4 to 5 servings

Ingredients
1/3 cup white wine vinegar
1/4 cup honey
2 teaspoons yellow mustard seeds
1/2 teaspoon celery seeds
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups cubed or balled honeydew melon pieces
2 cupa diced peeled cucumber
1 cup halved seedless green grapes
2 tablespoons finely chopped chives

Preparation
1. In a 1- to 1 1/2-quart pan, combine vinegar, honey, 1/4 cup water, mustard seeds, celery seeds, and salt. Simmer over medium heat for 5 minutes, then boil over high heat, stirring often, until reduced to 1/2 cup, about 2 minutes longer. Let cool.

2. In a salad bowl, combine vinegar mixture, honeydew, cucumber, and grapes. Cover and chill, stirring occasionally to blend flavors, at least 15 minutes and up to 1 hour.

3. Stir in chives. Spoon onto plates to serve.

(adapted from Sunset Magazine)



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5 comments:

  1. That sound fantastic and looks amazing!

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  2. Behind on my blog visits! Printing this. Looks fabulous!

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  3. Great for the hot summer temps in Las Vegas.

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  4. made this for tonight. Grapes are way too expensive so I had to pass on them but it's still pretty good without them. Thanks!

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  5. I have made this twice in the last two weeks!!! I love it!!! Thanks for sharing :)

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