Recipes

Summer Melon Salad

By: The Local Palate
Summer melon salad
Image by Andrew Celbulka

For nomadic master butcher, Blair Machado of Hamfish BBQ, barbecue was synonymous with summer during his Virginia childhood. This summer melon salad pairs well with anything that has come off the grill, from a whole hog to a whole fish—and it’s easy to source ingredients from local farms, which is what Hamfish is all about. Watermelon, cantaloupe, and Brazilian melon are all good melon candidates for this summer melon salad.

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yields

Serves 4

    For the salad:
  • 4 pieces stone fruit such as plums or peaches
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1⁄2 cup vinegar
  • 1 small melon, cubed
  • 10 cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1 small red onion, shaved thin Cotija or feta cheese
  • Olive oil, Bulls Bay sea salt, freshly-cracked black pepper, and fresh herbs for serving
  • For the green goddess dressing:
  • 3 small bunches of herbs, such as basil, cilantro, parsley, chives, tarragon
  • 1 cup Duke’s mayonnaise
  • 2 cups sour cream
steps
  1. Marinate the stone fruit: Pit stone fruit and chop into bite-sized pieces. In a glass bowl, combine sugar and vinegar, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Add stone fruit, cover, and marinate in gastrique for 30 minutes.
  2. Make the dressing: In a blender, puree herbs with 1 cup cold water. Strain through a fine-mesh strainer, discarding liquid; mix blended herbs with mayonnaise and sour cream.
  3. Assemble the summer melon salad: Layer salad on each of 4 serving plates with cubes of melon, pickled stone fruit, and 5 tomato halves. Drizzle on green goddess dressing and top with onion and cheese. Serve with a drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkle of salt and pepper, and scatter with fresh herbs.
  • Recipe By
    Blair Machado of Hamfish BBQ, popping up in the regional Southeast

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