Melon And Parma Ham Salad With Mint Dressing

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This combination works extremely well and is tasty tasty tasty! there are 2 ways i serve this, either as a main course summer salad with cantaloupe melon mixed into salad leaves with strips of parma ham running through it and the dressing poured over, or as my mum does for a starter, use whole big chunks of honeydew melon with the parma ham grilled until crisp (watch it as it burns easily) and a little salad as garnish. the dressing is a must and makes the dish and you must must must use fresh mint leaves. that's a must!!

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Steps

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Pulse the dressing in a blender adding the mint leaves last , leaving them only half blended into the dressing.

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Put in the fridge until ready to use.

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Assemble the salad any way you like grilling the parma ham until crisp for a change or if you like it like this.

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Pour a little of the dressing over the salad and serve with extra dressing on the side for those who want more', some nice crusty bread wouldn't go amiss either !"]".

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Ingredients

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melon, parma ham, parmesan cheese, mixed salad greens, red wine vinegar, sugar, fresh mint leaves, olive oil, salt, pepper