What is it?

A sweet, juicy melon with a smooth, creamy-yellow rind and pale green flesh. Honeydews, whose peak season is from July to September, usually weigh between 4 and 8 pounds.

How to choose:

Look for honeydews that are heavy for their size with an unblemished, creamy-yellow rind. Perfectly ripe honeydews will haveverysubtle wrinkling on their skin, often detectable only by touch.

How to store:

Allow underripe melons to ripen at room temperature. Store ripe melons in a plastic bag in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

Recipes

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  Sweet, Sour, and Spicy Pickled Melon

  You’ll be pleasantly surprised the first time you take a bite of these lightly pickled melon balls. They’re hot, sweet, and tangy but also bursting with the fresh flavor of…

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  Mango and Melon Verrines

  In this dessert, creamy layers of melon and mango panna cotta are separated from a topping of juicy diced fruit by a band of crunchy crushed cookies. To give the…

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  Warm Shrimp Salad with Honeydew and Feta

  This refreshing main course salad offers contrasts of all kinds—warm and cold, sweet and savory, herbal and spicy—but it’s the addition of cracked whole coriander seeds that really makes it…

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  Minty Melon Granita

  There's nothing more refreshing on a hot summer day than this simple granita. Use any type of melon that's fresh or in season. If you have an ice cream maker…

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  Mâche with Spicy Melon & Pink-Peppercorn Dressing

  Puréed melon adds a hint of sweetness to the dressing, while pink peppercorns impart a perfumy note to this pretty salad.

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  Melons with Ginger Syrup

  Melons, mint, and a fresh ginger syrup are delicious complements in this fruit salad. Cutting the melons in large cubes enhances their big, juicy flavor. For this salad, I like…

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  Prosciutto with Marinated Melon

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  Honeydew Lemonade

  Take advantage of sweet summer melons (use any variety) with this refreshing drink.