Spicy Melon Salad with Peanuts and Mint - Atlanta Magazine

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup fresh lime juice (from 4-5 limes)
• 1/2 cup Vietnamese fish sauce (nuoc cham)
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, or to taste
• 2 large fresh red Thai chilies, with seeds, finely minced (3 or 4 jalapenos or other hot chilies may be substituted)
• 3 or 4 small ripe melons (enough to make 8 to 10 cups melon balls or cubes)
• 1/2 cup mint leaves, torn into thin strips
• 1/3 cup chopped salted roasted peanuts