Recipe: Melon Balls in a Raw Ham Setting

Name: Billes de melon dans un écrin de jambon crû
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 140 min
Yield: 2 portions
Ingredients: 1/4 de melon6 c à s de Porto blanc.4 c à s de vin blanc.(sec)1 c à c de sucre.1 c à c de menthe fraîche finement hachée.2 grains de poivre noir.Le jus d'un demi citron.100 g de tranches de jambon crû tranché finement.Pour décorer quelques feuilles de menthe fraîche

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Prep 20 min

Rest 2h

Total 2h20

Servings 2 serv.

Small melon bites for a cocktail party

Ingredients for 2 servings

1/4 of a melon
6 tbsp white Port.
4 tbsp white wine.(dry)
1 tsp sugar.
1 tsp fresh mint finely chopped.
2 black peppercorns.
The juice of half a lemon.
100 g of raw ham slices thinly sliced.
To decorate a few fresh mint leaves

Step-by-step directions

1/: Using a melon baller, form 4 nice balls in the melon.
2/In a small bowl, mix the port, white wine, lemon juice, 1 tsp sugar, 1 tsp chopped mint and black peppercorns. Put the melon balls in this marinade, cover and refrigerate for 160 minutes
3/In appetizer spoons, form small nests of raw ham. Place a melon ball in the middle of each nest.
To finish: Decorate according to your inspiration with fresh mint leaves.
The melon ball placed on the ham brings out all its flavors and subtle tastes