on Jul 16, 2022, Updated May 09, 2024
Why You’ll Love Prosciutto and Melon
This Prosciutto and Melon antipasto is dressed to impress. It is so simple, yet beautifully elegant, and really just takes a few minutes to assemble. The 🍈 melon is so crisp and fresh, juicy and sweet, which complements the salty prosciutto perfectly. The fresh bocconcini and homemade walnut/honey 🍯 crumble take this over the top. This recipe can be easily scaled up if you have more guests, so feel free to make as much as you need.
How to Prepare Prosciutto and Melon
🔪 Using a sharp knife, cut the melon in half. 🥄 Now, scoop out the seeds and then take a melon baller and press it flat into the melon. Press down and rotate the tool around until you have a perfect melon ball. 🍈 Continue to do this until you have about 20 melon balls. 🥣 Arrange the melon in a bowl with the Bocconcini, then nestle in a few ribbons of prosciutto and set aside. 🔨 Now, to the food processor, add the walnuts and honey. If you don’t have a food processor, you can crush the nuts with a mallet in a ziplock bag and then mix them with honey, or blend them in a blender and mix them with honey until you have a crumbly texture. 🌀 Process together until you have a coarse nutty, sweet, and crumbly texture that tastes like heaven. 🍯 Take the nut and honey topping and add it on top of the melon, prosciutto, and Bocconcini. 🌿 Drizzle on a little extra honey on top and garnish with your favorite herbs. Enjoy
Variations and Substitutions for Prosciutto and Melon
Best Served With
This Proscuitto and Melon antipasto is a terrific first course before a heavier Italian main dish, such as Eggplant Ricotta Lasagna Rolls, Copycat Carbone Spicy Rigatoni or Simple Risotto Recipe. Serve this with a few other Italian antipasti to really wow your guests. My beautiful Italian Stuffed Artichokes and Italian Bruschetta are sensational!
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