Tropical Salsa

Celebrate Summer With Savory Salsa

One of the best ways to celebrate the bounty of summer is to make a fresh salsa. Not that gloppy cooked stuff you get from a jar, but a scrupulously fresh, hand-chopped and mixed condiment that goes with your appetizer and your main course and that is so good that you'll sneak to the refrigerator later to eat the leftovers with a spoon. The types of salsa you can make are limited only by the available ingredients and by your own imagination.

With a good, sharp chef's knife, chop the melon, pineapple, onion and peppers into very small dice. Finely chop the cilantro. Combine the chopped ingredients with the lime juice and the oil and mix well.