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Honeydew With Salami and Pistachios

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Honeydew With Salami and Pistachios on an orange cream ovular plate on blue linen
Photograph by Emma Fishman, food styling by Caroline Hwang, prop styling by Elizabeth Jaime.

Like Beauty and the Beast, lush melon and salty cured meat work inexplicably well together. Here we’re swapping melon’s go-to companion, prosciutto, for a kickier salami. Add buttery pistachios and briny olives to knock it out of the park. Use honeydew, cantaloupe, Hami, or even watermelon—or a combination of a few kinds to keep things interesting. —Shilpa Uskokovic

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What you’ll need

Recipe information

  • Yield

    4 servings

Ingredients

½

small honeydew melon, cut into irregular 1" pieces

1

oz. cured salami (such as fennel), thinly sliced

⅓

cup crushed pitted Castelvetrano olives

¼

cup coarsely chopped raw pistachios

2

Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil

Zest of 1 lemon

1

Tbsp. fresh lemon juice

Mint leaves (for serving)

Preparation

  1. Arrange melon on a large plate; scatter salami over melon. Top with olives and pistachios. Drizzle oil and lemon juice over. Scatter mint leaves and lemon zest on top.

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  • great combo. castelvetrano olives are a must though i did sub prosciutto...

    • Anonymous

    • evanston

    • 8/17/2022

  • I tried this out on family at a small reunion and it was a hit! The flavors bounce around your mouth hitting all the tastes. What was left was confiscated by the hostesses with good natured bantering over who gets the most. The only alteration I made was to use unsalted roasted pistachios as I could not find raw. It travels well if you prep each ingredient and pack separately, then assemble on a platter. I recomend you give it a try. I know I will be making this again!

    • Annette

    • Spokane, WA

    • 6/27/2022

  • I recently had this at a BBQ. it was absolutely awesome. you would not think all of these flavors and ingredients go together, but they truly compliment each other. it was so refreshing and delish...

    • Kat

    • 6/10/2022

  • I'm really open to new flavor combos, but this is just a hodgepodge of flavors that have seemingly nothing to do with each other. Wouldn't recommend.

    • Anonymous

    • Chicago, IL

    • 5/27/2022