Caprese Melon Salad with Prosciutto and Mozzarella

The Best Melon Salad

I love melons, but I never simply slice and eat them because I’ve learned that I love them when they are incorporated into flavorful recipes. With the right ingredients, melons go from watery and somewhat bland to flavorful and delicious. That’s why you’re going to absolutely adore all the flavors in this Caprese melon salad.

One of my favorite summer snacks is honeydew melon drizzled with raw local honey, a pinch of salt, and pineapple vinegar. If you have some honeydew melon left after making this salad, you should try it. Salt, sweetness, and acidity all bring out the melon’s lovely flavors.

Salad with Summer Melons

Melons are one of the healthiest summer foods you can eat. They contain water, vitamins, minerals, and electrolytes (potassium and magnesium). Just one cup of honeydew melon has 53% of the RDI of vitamin C.

I recommend cantaloupe and honeydew for this recipe, but you can use any melon you’d like.

The melons I recommend for this recipe:

• honeydew
• cantaloupe
• watermelon
• charentais
• muskmelon

Caprese Melon Salad with Prosciutto and Mozzarella

The light and fresh flavors in the salad pair perfectly with grilled seafood like scallops, shrimp, or white fish. So if you need a more substantial meal, serve this salad on the side of some grilled seafood or even some chicken.

My secret to making this summer melon salad delicious is homemade pineapple vinegar, but any vinegar will work in this recipe. A great substitute would be red wine vinegar.

Here are all the ingredients you need to make the salad:

• Cantaloupe
• Honeydew melon
• Ciliegine mozzarella
• Fresh basil
• Prosciutto
• Sliced cherry tomatoes
• Dressing
• Vinegar
• Olive oil
• Fresh cracked pepper
• Sea salt

More Recipes to Try

• Watermelon Goat Cheese Salad with Strawberries and Basil
• Summer Lemon Kale Salad with Brined Salmon
• Smoked Salmon Carpaccio with Miso and Crispy Fermented Lemon
• Honey Butter Blackened Scallops with Couscous Salad

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Caprese Melon Salad with Prosciutto and Mozzarella

The perfect summer melon salad for any barbecue, summer potluck, or pool party. Pair this melon prosciutto salad with grilled fish or chicken on the side, or enjoy it as a main dish.

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• Prep: 20 min 20 minutes
• Total: 20 min 20 minutes

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Ingredients

• 1 small cantaloupe
• 1 small honeydew melon
• 1 cup ciliegine mozzarella
• 1/4 cup fresh basil, rinsed and chopped
• 3 ounces prosciutto, sliced
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, cut in half
• 1/4 cup Pineapple vinegar (or any vinegar) (dressing)
• 1/4 cup Olive oil (dressing)
• Fresh cracked pepper, to taste (dressing)
• Sea salt, to taste (dressing)

Instructions

1. Cut the melons and scoop the fleshy fruit into little balls using a melon baller.
2. Add the melon balls to a large salad bowl with all the other salad ingredients and toss to combine.
3. In a small bowl, whisk together the dressing ingredients. I make a very light dressing, but you can double the ingredients if you prefer more salad dressing. 
4. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss to combine.
5. Keep chilled until ready to serve.

Notes

• Click here for the melon baller I use

Kaitlynn Fenley Food Microbiologist and Fermentation Specialist

Kaitlynn is a Food Microbiologist and FSPCA-certified fermentation specialist. An alumna of the LSU College of Science, she combines her academic background in microbiology with her Cajun heritage to create safe and delicious recipes.

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