I'd bought a beautiful, ripe melon and some proscuitto with the notion of making an old-school starter for our dinner one night. But then we ended up going straight to the main course. So I decided to turn it into a salad for lunch the following day. I crushed a clove of garlic and whisked it up with a little olive oil and a splash of balsamic. Then I crumbled in some feta, torn proscuitto and shredded mint leaves before adding the melon.
Recently I was rummaging in the drawer for a cherry-pitter - which it turns out I do not have - and was reminded that I own two melon-ballers. It was fate! I had to go a bit kitsch on the presentation. But if it wasn't just for us, I'd cut the melon into cubes like a normal person.
9 comments:
That is my sort of salad, I love it! - I am drooling - going to investigate the melons in the greengrocers next time I go, great idea!
for photographic purposes I think a chunk of feta on the side is probably better!
What a wonderful, creative idea, it sounds like a summer delight and I'm sure every bite is a burst of fresh flavor!
Looks like my kind of salad!
A bit jealous - I want a melon baller! Sounds like a great salad!
such a great sweet and savory combo!
Joanna - there are some really beautiful melons at the moment.
Mother - absolutely right.
Chris - it really was!
Chocolate shavings - thank you!
Elly - The melon ballers are fun! I don't use them enough.
Joanne - thank you!
melon ballers are fun--i'm glad you used it. great combo of flavors--quite classy!
I admit I like making melon balls (though interestingly enough, I bough my melon baller to make chocolate truffles). The salad looks nice. I hope it was appreciated.
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