Name: AIP Cantaloupe Cucumber Salad
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 1 small red onion; 1 ripe melon (such as cantaloupe or honeydew); 1 oz fresh mint leaves; 1 lime; 1/2 tsp flaked sea salt

AIP Cantaloupe Cucumber Salad - This simple summer fruit salad comes together in 5 minutes with ripe cantaloupe melon, refreshing cucumber, mint, onion, and lime. Easy breezy sunshine in a bowl.

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If you can find a perfectly ripe cantaloupe melon (or watermelon, summer melon, or honeydew), this is a really beautiful way to prepare a side salad on the autoimmune protocol.

Since fruit on the AIP is considered an ok-to-eat-in-moderation food, this salad is a nice way to balance the sweetness of the melon with some cucumber, mint, and red onion. It makes for a lovely AIP side dish or breakfast.

🥒Ingredients and Instructions for Melon Salad

As you can see, I like to use a melon baller for scooping the cantaloupe melon and then just slice the baby Persian cucumber into coins (English cucumber works, too).

Red onion needs to be sliced really thinly and soaked for about 20 minutes in cold water to remove the bite. I always soak raw red onion when using in salads.

Fresh mint adds a refreshing, unexpected element and so does fresh lime juice.

cantaloupe cucumber mint and red onion in a salad bowl

When I first created this recipe (and photographed it), I was following the AIP diet with my husband but we did not omit black pepper. Later in the timeline, when I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's, I ultimately eliminated black pepper during the elimination phase and so I'll let you decide whether to include it here.

Since black pepper is a seed and an immune stimulant, it can trigger reactions (ie symptoms) in those with autoimmune conditions. For those looking to include flake salt (as I do), I really enjoy Maldon.

AIP Cantaloupe Cucumber Salad

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Prep Time: 5

Total Time: 5

Prep Time: 5

Total Time: 5

Servings: people

Calories: 21kcal

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A thirst-quenching, summery melon salad with cucumber slices and cantaloupe. This recipe comes together in a few minutes with a melon baller.

Ingredients

Instructions

Start by slices the red onion very thinly - you only need about 10 slices total. Submerge the onion under water for up to 20 minutes to dull the bite.
Cut the ripe melon in half and scoop out the seeds with a spoon. Using a melon baller, scoop the flesh into a bowl or use a knife to cut into chunks about 1" by 1".
Mix into the mellon: freshly torn mint leaves, red onion, the juice of 1 lime, and sprinkle with salt just before serving.

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🥗 Side dishes

Since this is a seasonal summer side, I'd pair it with a simply seasoned protein.