Cantaloupe With Jamon
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons sherry wine vinegar
- 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, preferably Spanish
- sea salt
- 1 cantaloupe, quartered and seeded
- 1⁄2 lb serrano ham, very thinly sliced, then cut into 2-inch long pieces (you can substitute prosciutto)
- fresh chives, finely chopped
directions
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For the Vinaigrette:
- Pour vinegar into a small bowl. Gradually whisk in the olive oil. Season with salt, to taste. Set aside.
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For the Cantaloupe:
- Cut each melon quarter into 4 long wedges. Partially cut the melon on each wedge into 4 or 5 sections (do not cut through peel). This can be done up to 2 hours ahead of time.
- Slide the ham slices into each cut in the melon wedges. Arrange the melon wedges onto a large platter. Drizzle with the vinaigrette, sprinkle with the chives.
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