GREEN MELON SALAD

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Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network

Time 20m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 cups loosely packed baby arugula or rocket or chopped large arugula leaves
1 small, ripe honeydew melon
1/2 cup chopped mint leaves
2 limes, juiced
Freshly ground black pepper
Honey or agave syrup, for drizzling
Extra-virgin olive oil, for liberal drizzling
Optional ingredient: 1/4 pound thinly sliced speck or prosciutto

Steps:

Arrange the greens on a platter.
Cut the ends off the melon and stand upright. Trim away rind, in strips, from top to bottom as you rotate the melon. Halve and seed the melon and slice it into 1-inch wedges, then cut into bite-size pieces and arrange them over the bed of spicy greens. Sprinkle with mint and lime juice and season with lots of pepper, to taste. Drizzle very lightly with a hint of honey or agave syrup and dress with a liberal drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil.
If you would like to add speck or prosciutto, tear it into large pieces and pile it in the center of the salad in a casual mound.
Serve as a first or last course.