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Italian salad with melon and parma ham. Melon with ham

Melon with ham is a classic snack that refreshes, whets the appetite and pleases the taste buds. Like any other two-ingredient dish, which, moreover, is prepared in two minutes (although I will not name it "any other" right off the bat), melon with ham is very demanding on the initial products. Therefore, in this case, by ham, we mean high-quality dry-cured ham (ideally, Parma or ham), under melon - a tender, sweet and by no means overripe fruit, well, it is better to serve such a dish with light red wine (what I, however, I do not insist).

Melon with ham

2 servings

6 slices of dry-cured ham, or
1/2 small melon

The recipe is shown below, and since it consists of two lines, I decided to add a word from myself about the combination of tastes. The melon and ham union is based on the tried and tested combination of sweet and salty. Another famous combination is sour and sweet, which is often used, in particular, in. Sour and salty are combined a little worse, since the perception of these tastes by our receptors is quite close. But the bitter one was even less fortunate - it just so happened that most plant toxins found in nature have a bitter taste (or aftertaste), so we don't really like it. So the evolution decided not to put anything in the mouth. And there is also a fifth taste -. By the way, it is also found in dry-cured ham ...

Cut the melon into wedges and place on a plate. Wrap the ham slices around the melon wedges or simply arrange them artistically on top. That's the whole recipe!

If you are planning any celebration in the summer, we advise you to prepare an original and very delicious appetizer from a melon. In fruit season, such a snack will come in handy. Surprise your guests instead of boring sausage and cheese sandwiches. Melon and Parma ham appetizer recipe for you.

Melon and Parma ham appetizer

This kind of preparation is very simple and quick! It looks amazing and tastes great. Perfect option for a summer outdoor party.

Ingredients:

To prepare such canapes, you will need special skewers.

  • Parma ham
  • Olives or olives
  • Greenery for decoration

Preparation:

Cut the melon in half, clean out the center with seeds and cut into slices.

Cut each slice into 2-3 slices with a sharp knife.

Place a piece of Parma ham on top of each.

String one olive onto the skewer, and then insert the skewer with the olive into a piece of melon and ham.

Put ready-made canapes of melon and ham beautifully on great dish... Can be garnished with basil sprigs.

Melon and Parma ham appetizer is ready to serve! Bon appetit and good rest!

The simplest Italian appetizer with a very an unusual combination ingredients - prosciutto with melon. Classic Italian cuisine - summer recipe, which is repeated many times, at least once a day. There would be a desire, but you can always spend a couple of minutes cooking. Any sweet melon of any kind and the Prosciutto Parma ham, which is traditionally found in any store, will do.

The recipe for an Italian snack is so simple that it is arguably one of the most stable recipes - slice the melon and mix with thinly sliced ​​prosciutto ham. Nothing complicated, right? However, the appearance of melon prosciutto is determined by the original serving and presentation. This is often completely unexpected. Out of habit, many, until they try, cannot determine what they were served.

The main component of the snack is prosciutto. From the Italian word prosciutto means ham. The best ham is rubbed sea ​​salt, sometimes spices are added, and dry salted. Pigs for prosciutto, especially in the vicinity of Parma, are fed in a special way, including corn, fruit and Parmesan whey in the diet. Salted hams are dried for almost a year and the prosciutto becomes almost hard and incredibly fragrant.

Prosciutto ham is not heat-treated, otherwise it will look like chips and lose its aroma and taste. When cooked, the ham is simply scattered over the finished pizza, just before serving. It is believed that The best way serving such a ham - mix it with figs (figs) or sweet melon. Italian prosciutto with melon is the best way to serve it, see for yourself.

Prosciutto with melon is traditionally not only for Italy. In the Balkans, prosciutto is found everywhere. This is a smoked or cured ham served with sheep's cheese, onions, olives, or melon.

Italian appetizer prosciutto e melone - prosciutto with melon, made from very thinly sliced ​​ham, practically transparent. Peeled sweet melon slices are tossed or rolled into thin strips of ham. Often the serving of the appetizer is very pretentious - the simplicity of the recipe is more than compensated by the author's imagination when serving. Sometimes, when serving, not very fragrant greens are added to the appetizer - arugula or green salad.

Melon prosciutto. Step by step recipe

Ingredients (Serves 4)

  • Ripe sweet melon 0.5 pcs
  • Prosciutto 200 gr
  • Arugula optional
  1. A good melon for a good snack should be flavorful and sweet. Melon variety, if you are not in Italy, can be anything. But, it is advisable that the melon does not leak juice. Usually, when choosing a melon, it is sniffed - a strong aroma is a signal that the melon is ripe, and is perfect for a snack. Many people think that melon prosciutto should be cooked with pulp. yellow color... Others say that the color doesn't matter.

    Ripe aromatic melon

  2. Cut a ripe melon in half and use a spoon to select the seeds in a bowl. By the way, in childhood we dried such seeds, then fried and ate them. With a spoon, also scrape off the inner layer, which is adjacent to the pulp and the seeds are attached to it. Melon can be cut into cubes, diamonds, slices, etc.

    Cut melon into slices - shape as desired

  3. If you have a suitable kitchen tool for cutting balls from the pulp of fruits and vegetables, you can prepare prosciutto with melon in a very original way. Once upon a time, I bought such an inexpensive tool for carving - artistic carving on vegetables and fruits. It can be used to cut a melon in half, creating a beautiful jagged edge. And also cut out balls with a diameter of about 25 mm from the pulp.

    Melon slices for a snack

  4. The Italian melon prosciutto can be served on a regular plate, in a bowl, or in a large glass. An appetizer served in the melon itself looks very nice - the part of the shell that remains after slicing the pulp. Decide for yourself what to do. I decided to serve the appetizer in large glasses, so I just cut the pulp into balls - a bowl full.

    Melon and ham can be chopped coarsely

  5. To spice up the melon prosciutto a little, I decided to add quite a bit of arugula leaves. They did not add smell to the appetizer and did not change the taste, but diversified the color scheme. Cut the ham into the thinnest strips you can make. Prosciutto is often sold pre-cut or can be done at the supermarket upon purchase. The last option is preferable - you can see what quality the piece is cut.

    Thinly sliced ​​prosciutto ham

  6. Mix melon balls or slices and prosciutto slices in a bowl. Thin slices of ham can be accordion-folded or rolled. Turn on your fantasy. Pieces of melon can be wrapped in ham. If desired, you can add a little arugula to the appetizer - literally 4-5 leaves per serving. Often, an Italian snack is additionally served with a thin loaf of bread wrapped in prosciutto, etc.

    Serving snacks in portions

  7. If possible, you can prepare a snack using a mixture of yellow and white melon slices - it looks amazing. Sometimes melon with prosciutto is served with fresh green basil - as for me, the smell and taste are too strong. Basil is best for vegetable or cheese snacks, for example -

Melon with ham is the most popular combination in all countries where there is good melons and good ham! In Spain they cook tapas - "jamon with melon", in Italy one of the traditional antipasti - Parma ham with melon, well, or prosciutto with melon. Today I will have canapes with melon and Parma ham, but sometimes there is a salad made from these products, and serving in the form of a rather large pieces melons wrapped in layers of prosciutto or ham.

I think everyone has already figured out that we are talking about dried ham. If you are unsure of your ability to slice the ham into thin slices, slicing is the best option. Melons are suitable for any variety, as long as they are ripe, sweet and aromatic. The quality of the ingredients for this dish generally plays a decisive role: there is no good ham and good melon - there is nothing to mess with with it. Over-salted ham will kill any cantaloupe; unsweetened cantaloupe will not be saved by any ham. Possible seasonings are fresh mint, lemon balm, basil, pepper mix.

Cut the melon into slices, cut off the skin and the entire green layer. For accuracy, you can cut out a layer in the area of ​​\ u200b \ u200bthe seeds. For serving as canapés, cut the melon wedges into "one bite" pieces.

Cut the ham into thin strips, commensurate in width with pieces of melon.

Design options for canapés with melon and Parma ham, I will allow myself to describe this way:

  1. You can file a strip (or a piece of ham of any shape) onto the lance over the melon.
  2. You can string a strip onto a serving lance in a wave, flatten it, and then stick the lance into the melon.
  3. You can wrap a strip of ham around the melon and pierce the envelope with a lance.

The first and third - not very beautiful, but it is convenient and tasty to eat. The second is the most decorative, but it is not very convenient to eat, and not every ham is suitable for this - there are layers that do not want to keep the "wave". For myself, I do only the third method, but here it is for photography ...

Ham and melon can be sprinkled with ground peppers and herbs. But you don't need to sprinkle it, seasonings are not required in this dish.