This hot summer weather calls for light and cold dishes. Just like this refreshing honeydew melon and fennel salad with pistachios. It so delicious and will keep you cool in this heat. The pairing of fennel and melon is really amazing. There’s the cold sweetness of the honeydew melon paired with the aroma of fennel. Pistacchios add some crunch and a bit of aleppo pepper adds some a bit of spice.
The recipe is not only perfect for all fructosefree foodies, also if you are on a healthy diet. It’s full of vitamins and minerals and will give you a little health boost in this summer heat.
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Honeydew melon and fennel salad with pistachios, herbs and aleppo pepper
Remove skin from cold melon and cut it in thin slices. (If you have a mandoline use it!) Wash the fennel and also slice it very thinly with a mandoline.
For the dressing mix olive oil, white wine vinegar, lemon and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Arrange melon and fennel on plates and sprinkle with dill and thai basil. Drizzle dressing over melon and fennel slices and add chopped pistachios and aleppo pepper to taste. Bon appetit!
