Have you heard of Bountiful Baskets? It is a food coop program and you purchase a basket of fresh fruits and vegetables. You don’t know ahead of time what will come in the basket, but it is 50% fruit and 50% vegetables. I have bought one a few times now and I love them. In my basket I’ve had grapes, apples, oranges, pears, avocados, potatoes, squash, carrots, romaine, celery, green onions, bok choy, jicima, etc.
It is a lot of fresh produce for not very much money! You can pay a little more for all organic produce and they have “add-on” items as well. For example, I bought an extra 12-6oz containers of blueberries once!
Some of the fun is getting random produce that you would never buy at the grocery store. We received bok choy in a basket recently, so I had Donny throw it on the grill to see how it would turn out. It was fantastic! I might have to make a recipe for it.
I bring this up because I bought one last week and picked it up Saturday. It had a watermelon and a honeydew in it! When I think about summer produce I think about sweet corn and fresh veggies from the garden, but I also immediately think of cantaloupe, watermelon, and honeydew! I love watermelon and sometimes cannot stop eating it…..
Instead of eating them separately, I decided to try the two together! I also tend to forget how much I like mint, but it is such a refreshing flavor. Mint and watermelon pair really well together. Safeway had a bundle of fresh mint so I bought the whole thing and then used the leftover in my water! I put sliced cucumber and mint in there, which is another good flavor combo!
Basically, once you dice up the watermelon and honeydew you are done with the salad — it is one of the easiest fruit salads! Can’t beat that. I definitely recommend adding the mint. Do not skip that part! It adds a great flavor to the fruit.
- 1 cup watermelon, cubed
- 1 cup honeydew, cubed
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp lime zest
- Juice of 1 lime
- 5-6 fresh mint leaves, chopped
- Combine watermelon and honeydew in a small mixing bowl.
- Sprinkle with salt.
- Stir in lime zest, juice and mint. Serve chilled.
Have you tried a Bountiful Basket?
