Prosciutto and Cantaloupe Caprese Salad with Pesto
Be sure to try this amazingly refreshing Prosciutto and Cantaloupe Caprese Salad with Pesto that is sure to be a fan favorite.
Servings: 5
Prep Time: 25 minutesminutes
Total Time: 25 minutesminutes
Ingredients
1seeded and thinly sliced fresh in season cantaloupe
5thinly sliced balls of buffalo mozzarella
6ouncesof thinly sliced prosciutto ham
1cupof fresh basil
1cloveof fresh garlic
juice of 1/2 fresh lemon
1/4cupof olive oil
2tablespoonsof grated Parmesan cheese
1tablespoonof toasted pine nuts
Kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste
Instructions
Layer and fan out the cantaloupe and mozzarella on a white plate with slices of the prosciutto ham in the center.
Pesto: Add the fresh basil to a robot coupe or food processor with the toasted pine nuts and using the pulse button process until basil and pine nuts are cut up.
Next, add in garlic and lemon juice and pulse.
Slowly add in the olive oil while the robot coupe is on and until the pesto has emulsified.
Finish with Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper and continue to pulse.
Add small dollops of the pest all over the cantaloupe, mozzarella and prosciutto. Enjoy!