This salad looks like tricolore papardelle pasta, with vibrant ribbons of pink, green, and orange melon. If you don’t want to bother to make the melon shavings, just use a melon baller or cut the fruit in cubes; the salad will still be beautiful. This is one that both children and adults go nuts for, and the mint gives it an extra burst of freshness.
Recipe information
Yield
4 to 6 servings
Ingredients
Preparation
Step 1
Cut each melon lengthwise into 1-inch-wide slices. Hold the melon slices at the peel end and, using a sharp vegetable peeler, shave the melon flesh in long ribbons into a large serving bowl.
Step 2
In a small bowl, combine the mint leaves and sugar. Add the mint sugar to the shaved melon and gently toss.
Step 3
Arrange the melon salad on individual salad plates. Garnish with fresh mint sprigs and serve.
Cook’s Note
Step 4
The melons are easiest to shave into ribbons when they are slightly underripe and chilled.
