Melon salad with cured ham and ricotta

salad starter summer
Total: 20 min. | Active: 20 min.
gluten-free

We love the combination of sweet melon and aromatic cured ham. We've prepared this classic dish with a twist and right now we enjoy it as a side dish at a barbecue or as a starter. Freshly plucked basil leaves and grated lemon zest give this dish a taste of the long-awaited summer.

Recipe by:
Sue and Sibylle - Comme Soie

Ingredients

for 4 portions

125 g ricotta
2 tbsp liquid honey
¼ tsp salt
a little  pepper
1  organic lemon, use just half of grated zest
1  charentais melon, cut into balls and the remainder chopped and set aside
1  Galia melon, cut into balls and the remainder chopped and set aside
100 g cured ham in slices
2 sprig basil, leaves torn off
2 sprig thyme, leaves torn off

How it's done

Whisk the ricotta until smooth, plate up. Drizzle with the honey, season. Garnish with lemon zest. Top with melon balls, shape the cured ham into rosettes and arrange alongside, garnished with herbs.

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