Name: Cucumber and Melon Salad with Chile and Honey
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1/4 cup raw pistachios; 1/2 jalapeño or Fresno chile, thinly sliced; 2 Tbsp. white wine vinegar; 1 tsp. honey; 3 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil; Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper; 1 English hothouse cucumber, halved crosswise, then halved lengthwise, seeds scooped out with a spoon; 1/4 medium ripe honeydew melon or cantaloupe, rind removed; 5 oz. ricotta salata (salted dry ricotta) or feta; 1/2 cup basil leaves

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Photo by Alex Lau, Prop Styling by Emily Eisen, Food Styling by Susie Theodorou

Consider this salad more supporting evidence that, yes, you need a mandoline in your life. A mandoline beats any knife at quickly turning fruit and veg into long elegant ribbons.

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