This appetizer is reserved for the hot summer months only.
Who doesn't love good Prosciutto di Parma with melon?
The basil shallot dressing adds a little pizazz and color to the fresh mozzarella.
Try these at your next outdoor party and watch them disappear! (I sound like a commercial).
Prosciutto, Melon & Mozzarella Skewers: (adapted from Epicurious)
1/2 cup olive oil
1/3 cup (packed) fresh basil leaves plus sprigs for garnish
1 medium shallot, quartered
1 small (about 2-pound) cantaloupe, halved crosswise, seeded, cut into cubes (I bought my melon already cut up)
fresh water-packed mozzarella balls
thin slices of good prosciutto, cut in half lengthwise, gathered into ruffle
6 8-inch wooden skewers
Make the dressing in a food processor, by pulsing the basil and shallot together and adding the olive oil thru the feed tube. Can be made ahead.
Thread your wooden skewers with a melon cube, ruffle of prosciutto and ending with a mozzarella ball.
Arrange them decoratively on a platter and drizzle dressing over just before serving.
Enjoy!
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15 comments:
It's going to be a long day at work with food like that on my mind.
This is the most refreshing appetizer ever. I do something similar all the time and it never gets old! The photos make me want to do it today!
The basil shallot dressing MAKES it! I love these!! So simple, so good.
Now here is a great flavor combo! I love it! Beautifuf as well :)
I bet the flavors are terrific.
I'll take a few of those with a glass of prosecco please
Stacey, we've done it again! I'm working on a post for a prosciutto-nectarine-mozzarella salad. Your basil shallot dressing looks great too!
I love the skewer idea! So fun!
Wow, We think alike, I have proscuitto and melon in draft! Sweet and salty, I love it!
Nothing better on a hot summer day than NJ melon with prosciutto di Parma.
these are perfect for a summertime gathering.
yummy and pretty too!
I'll bring the margaritas, you make these. If only the weather was hot, here. Mid-70's. Nice, but definitely not HOT. Love melon and prosciutto. I'm makin' this for Friday tapas... maybe something with figs, too.
I have only had this with melon and porto and I like your take on it way better! Love those photos too , so appetizing!
Looks delicious! I love fresh mozzarella and your dressing sounds like the perfect touch! For a slightly different twist on prosciutto and melon, check out Grape-Melon Prosciutto Cups on Caroline's Cravings!
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