Charentais salad

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• ½ melon(s) (Charentais melon)
• ½ cucumber(s)
• 200 g cherry tomatoes
• 5 fresh mint leaves
• 1 tbsp vinegar (sherry)
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• ½ tsp honey
• Sea salt
• pepper

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Total time approx. 15 minutes

well-known salad combination in many Mediterranean countries

Halve the melon and remove the seeds with a spoon. Peel and cut the flesh into pieces (the size of half a cherry tomato). Peel the cucumber, halve it, remove the seeds, and also cut into pieces. Halve the cherry tomatoes. Mix everything in a salad bowl. Add the finely sliced ​​mint leaves. For the dressing, whisk together the vinegar, honey (or sugar), pepper, salt, and oil. Pour over the salad and toss to combine. In France, the salad is often served with goat cheese, in Spain with Serrano ham.