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Marinated Melon with Parma Ham, Roasted Macadamias and Fresh Mint

Recipe serves: 6
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Recipe by Ansie van der Lith.


What you'll need

For the Marinade:
  • 100ml Olive oil
  • 50ml Wine vinegar
  • 5ml Dijon mustard
  • 50ml Fresh mint, finely chopped
  • Salt & pepper
  • ½ Green melon, finely sliced
  • ½ Orange melon, finely sliced
For the Parma Ham:
  • 300g Parma ham, sliced
  • 100g mixed salad leaves
  • 50g Macadamia nuts, crushed
  • 100ml Balsamic vinegar, reduced to a thick syrup of 20ml
  • Fresh mint to garnish
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What to do
  • Mix oil, vinegar, mustard, mint and salt & pepper together
  • Pour the dressing over the melon and marinate 10 minutes.
  • Overlap 3 pieces of parma ham onto each other.
  • Place the salad leaves in the middle of the ham and roll the ham around the salad to form a cigar.
  • Arrange the melon slices onto plates and place the ham roll on top.
  • Sprinkle nuts over and drizzle with balsamic syrup over the leaves.
  • Garnish with mint leaves

    
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