Name: Melon and ham
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 60 ml (¼ cup) extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra to serve; 2 tbsp Champagne vinegar; ½ champagne melon, cut into 2cm pieces; ½ cup (loosely packed) mint leaves; 12 thin prosciutto slices; To serve: crusty bread

Melon and ham

Australian Gourmet Traveller Italian appetiser recipe for melon and ham.

Ingredients

60 ml (¼ cup) extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra to serve

2 tbsp Champagne vinegar

½ champagne melon, cut into 2cm pieces

½ cup (loosely packed) mint leaves

12 thin prosciutto slices

To serve: crusty bread

Method

Main

1.Combine olive oil and vinegar in a bowl and whisk well, add melon, toss to combine and season to taste with sea salt and freshly ground white pepper. Just before serving, add mint leaves and toss to combine.

2.Arrange thinly sliced prosciutto ona plate, drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil and serve immediately with melon mixture and crusty bread to the side.

Styling by Geraldine Muñoz

By Gourmet Food Team

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Ingredients

Method

Main

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