Melon Carpaccio

7 ingredients
6 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 (3-lb) cantaloupe, halved lengthwise and seeded
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • 60 small fresh tarragon leaves
  • Coarse sea salt (lightly crushed if grains are large) to taste
  • 6 thin lime wedges
  • Special equipment: a Y-shaped vegetable peeler

Directions

  1. 1
    Cut each cantaloupe half lengthwise into 3 wedges (6 total).
  2. 2
    Shave thin slices from seeded side of a melon wedge with vegetable peeler (first slice may be irregular), stopping when you get close to rind.
  3. 3
    Arrange slices, overlapping slightly, on 1 plate.
  4. 4
    Repeat with remaining cantaloupe, putting slices from each wedge on a separate plate.
  5. 5
    Drizzle each serving with 1/4 teaspoon lime juice and 1/2 teaspoon oil, then scatter 10 tarragon leaves on top.
  6. 6
    Season with sea salt and pepper and serve with lime wedges.

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