i've been slacking on sharing my weekly csa deliveries with you {sorry about that}, but for the past 3 or 4 weeks we've been getting melons in our shares! the first melon of the season i got was a gorgeous little watermelon. that one didn't last long, but i've been squirling away my melons since then.
it's always blown my mind a bit that up here in northern ontario we're actually able to grow melons! {and for the record, by "we" i mean my farmers - i've tried planting watermelons a few times and to no avail}
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this morning i sliced up three gorgeous melons for breakfast: a honeydew, a cantaloupe and an ananas. this is the first year that our csa farm have grown ananas melons. they are an heirloom variety that produces a light netted rind like a cantaloupe but with a light, ivory flesh that is firm and smells just like a fresh pineapple, hence its name, which is french for pineapple. they're also amazing! i love the pineapple essence!
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| {melons, clockwise from top left: honeydew, ananas, cantaloupe} |
you may notice that my honeydew melon looks a bit like a pale cantaloupe - that i can't explain, but the rind looked just like a honeydew {smooth and pale green} and the flavour was accurate too!
these sweet melons really didn't need anything additional, but i couldn't resist adding a squeeze of fresh lime, a drizzle of local maple syrup & some fresh cilantro. what a refreshing way to start the day!
melon salad with maple & lime
1/2 cantaloupe melon
1/2 honeydew melon
1/2 ananas melon
1/2 lime
1 tbsp maple syrup
1 tbsp cilantro, chopped
seed and chop the melons and place them in a bowl along with the cilantro. whisk together the maple syrup and the juice of half a lime and pour over the melon. toss to coat and serve.
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| {melons, dressed} |
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| {a sweet morning start} |
light, sweet, tangy and delicious.
have you ever tried an ananas melon or any other heirloom varieties?
I'm intrigued by the ananas melon. I have never heard of that before! But then again, I have never been much of a melon eater.
ReplyDeleteto be honest, i'm generally not a huge melon-eater myself, but that's mostly because i burp for hours afterwards! haha, too much sharing, perhaps? but if you ever come across an ananas, i'd pick it up - it was soooo yummy!
ReplyDeleteMmmm, melons are certainly my favorite summer fruit! These ones look absolutely divine. I'm super jealous you get them in your CSA.
ReplyDeleteHoarding melons isn't a bad thing! And I also would never have thought they grow in Ontario. That is really interesting to know.
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