{"id":40768,"date":"2021-06-09T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.themediterraneandish.com\/?p=40768"},"modified":"2021-06-09T08:34:58","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T12:34:58","slug":"prosciutto-and-melon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themediterraneandish.com\/prosciutto-and-melon\/","title":{"rendered":"Prosciutto e Melone (Prosciutto and Melon)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With only three ingredients and no cooking, this prosciutto and melon appetizer is one of the easiest, amazingly delicious summer dish! You can make it in about 5 to 10 minutes, and you’ll love the flavor combination of sweet, ripe cantaloupe and salty prosciutto ham. And the presentation is company-worthy! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As someone who develops recipes for a living, some of my favorite things to eat are not exactly “recipes.” They are more ideas than recipes, but they are too delicious not to share. Things like a mezze platter<\/a> with white bean hummus<\/a>, fresh veggies, and pita chips<\/a>; antipasti skewers<\/a> with mozzarella and olives; or even something much simpler like this prosciutto and melon, all fall under that category of delicious ideas worth sharing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Italians call it prosciutto e melone, an idea that’s been around some 3000 years! And you’ll love the mouthwatering combination of flavors that requires zero cooking and literally 3 ingredients to make (4 with fresh herb garnish). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What fruit goes best with prosciutto? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

People of the Mediterranean, and I will say particularly in Italy, have been pairing sweet, perfectly ripe fruit with salty, cured meats for quite some time. This goes not only for cherry tomato and burrata salad<\/a>, but also sweeter fruits like prosciutto-wrapped figs<\/a>, pairs, apples, and melons (or cantaloupe). I went with sweet, ripe cantaloupes this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What you’ll need<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You only need a handful of ingredients to make this refreshing summer appetizer, and you can even consider it a melon and prosciutto salad, really. Here’s what you’ll need:<\/p>\n\n\n\n