Watermelon Salsa
Watermelons magically appear in grocery stores just when the summer gets hot, but local watermelons don’t ripen until late summer or early fall. If you happen to find one at the farmers’ market, savor it!
serves 4
2 cups finely diced watermelon
1 cup finely diced tomatoes
¾ cup finely chopped radishes
1 jalapeño, sliced thin
2 Tbsp. fresh lime juice
2 Tbsp. minced cilantro
1 tsp. salt
Combine all the ingredients in a medium bowl and gently stir together. Let sit for 15 minutes before serving.
Recently Joy acted on a persistent daydream by converting part of her backyard into a garden for berries and a second garden to build up the soil for vegetables. When she isn’t tending these new gardens, she dabbles in food styling and design for Edible Ohio Valley and volunteers on a local farm.
