Marinated melon with parma ham, roasted macadamias and fresh mint

July 18, 2016 (Last Updated: January 11, 2019)

This dish is simple to prepare, light on the stomach, and a favourite starter at the lodge.

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Marinated melon with parma ham, roasted macadamias and fresh mint

Serves: 6
Cooking Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

  • MARINATED MELON
  • 100ml olive oil
  • 50ml white wine vinegar
  • 5ml Dijon mustard
  • 50ml fresh mint, finely chopped
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • ½ green melon, finely sliced
  • ½ orange melon, finely sliced
  • PARMA HAM
  • 300g Parma ham, sliced
  • 100g mixed salad leaves
  • 50g macadamia nuts, roasted and crushed
  • 100ml balsamic vinegar, reduced to a thick syrup of 20ml
  • fresh mint, to garnish

Instructions

1

Mix the oil, vinegar, mustard, mint, salt and pepper together.

2

Pour the dressing over the melon slices and marinate for 10 minutes.

3

Overlap 3 slices of Parma ham onto each other.

4

Place the salad leaves in the middle of the Parma ham strip and roll the ham around the salad to form a “cigar”.

5

To assemble, arrange the melon slices on a plate and place the Parma roll on top. Sprinkle macadamias around the Parma ham roll and drizzle some balsamic reduction over the salad leaves. Garnish with mint and serve immediately.

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