Best Melon And Ham Starters Recipes

PARMA HAM & MELON SALAD

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Provided by Michelle Minnaar

Categories Starter

Time 10m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 canteloupe or galia melon
8 Parma ham slices
Freshly ground pepper
Olive oil, for drizzling
Parsley, for garnishing

Steps:

Peel the melon, remove the seeds and cut into 8 slices.
Wrap each melon wedge with a slice of Parma ham.
Drizzle the dish with olive oil and sprinkle with parsley and pepper. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 serving, Calories 191 calories, Sugar 16 g, Sodium 763 mg, Fat 8.7 g, SaturatedFat 2.2 g, Carbohydrate 18.8 g, Fiber 2.6 g, Protein 11 g, Cholesterol 32 mg

MELON AND HAM STARTERS

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Make and share this Melon and Ham Starters recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Kitchen Witch Steph

Categories Ham

Time 15m

Yield 24 appetizers, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 4

Ingredients

1/4 lb black forest ham, thinly sliced
1 small cantaloupe, halved and seeded
4 teaspoons fresh lime juice
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Steps:

Remove rind from cantaloupe and cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces for a total of 24.
Lay ham slices on work surface. Cut slices lengthwise into thirds.
Place one melon piece in center of each piece of ham.
Sprinkle with lime juice, then cayenne, on each piece.
Wrap ham around melon, securing together with toothpicks or decorative skewers.
Serve immediately.

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MELON AND PARMA HAM SALAD WITH MINT DRESSING

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This combination works extremely well and is tasty tasty tasty! There are 2 ways I serve this, either as a main course summer salad with cantaloupe melon mixed into salad leaves with strips of parma ham running through it and the dressing poured over, or as my mum does for a starter, use whole big chunks of honeydew melon with the parma ham grilled until crisp (watch it as it burns easily) and a little salad as garnish. The dressing is a must and makes the dish and you must must must use fresh mint leaves. That's a must!

Provided by robd16

Categories Ham

Time 15m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 melon
8 slices parma ham
100 g parmesan cheese, shaved using a vegetable peeler (optional)
100 g mixed salad greens
4 tablespoons red wine vinegar or 4 tablespoons white wine vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
6 tablespoons fresh mint leaves
9 tablespoons olive oil
1 pinch salt
1 pinch pepper

Steps:

Pulse the dressing in a blender adding the mint leaves last, leaving them only half blended into the dressing. Put in the fridge until ready to use.
Assemble the salad any way you like (see above) grilling the parma ham until crisp for a change or if you like it like this (it does add another dimension done like this, but I do like it raw too).
Pour a little of the dressing over the salad and serve with extra dressing on the side for those who want more. Some nice crusty bread wouldn't go amiss either!