Catherine Dawe’s Five Fruit Salsa

Salsa Makes: 16 servings

Takes:30 Min

Ingredients

2 cups chopped cantaloupe

6 green onions, chopped

3 kiwifruit, peeled and finely chopped

1 medium navel orange, peeled and finely chopped

1 medium sweet yellow pepper, chopped

1 medium sweet red pepper, chopped

2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped

1 (8 ounce) can unsweetened crushed pineapple, drained

optional: CINNAMON TORTILLA CHIPS:

10 (8 inch) flour tortillas

1/4 cup butter, melted

1/3 cup sugar

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 cup finely chopped fresh strawberries

Directions

1. In a large bowl, combine the cantaloupe, onion, kiwi, orange, peppers and pineapple. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.
2. For chips, brush tortillas with butter; cut into eight wedges. Combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over the tortillas. Place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees F for 10-14 minutes or just until crisp.
3. Just before serving, drain salsa if desired. Stir in strawberries.
4. Serve fruit salsa on top of pork and/or with cinnamon chips.

* Serve with Grilled Pork Chops

Cantaloupe Ice Pops

Cantaloupe Ice Pops
Ingredients:
1 sm Cantaloupe
1/2 c Water
1/4 c stevia or sugar (you can play around with different sweeteners)
1 tb Fresh mint leaves; cut into very thin slivers (optional)
Directions:
1/4 c Lemon juice; depending on the sweetness of the melon, up to 1/3
Cut the cantaloupe in half; remove and discard the seeds. Scoop out the flesh and place it in a food processor. Puree until smooth. Measure 1 1/3 cups of puree and transfer it to a mixing bowl. Next, place the water and sugar in a small saucepot. Bring to a full boil over high heat. Stir in the mint and immediately remove from the heat. Let stand for 1 minute. Stir the mint syrup and lemon juice into the measured cantaloupe puree. Mix well. Pour the mixture into 8 popsicle molds or small paper cups. Freeze until just set, about 1 hour, then insert popsicle sticks in the center of each pop. Freeze until completely firm. Makes 8 pops.

Cantaloupe with Chicken Salad

You can omit the chicken to make this dish vegetarian.

Agua de Melon