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This Melon and Prosciutto Salad with Mint Apple Cider Vinaigrette is a flavorful and delicious addition to your summer table! It’s gluten-free and grain-free, and packed with fresh mint, sweet melon, ripe avocado, salty prosciutto, and the most wonderful light vinaigrette dressing.
Melon Prosciutto Salad
This Melon Salad with Prosciutto screams summer! And it also screams delicious: it’s sweet, salty, tangy and creamy! There is so much going on with this salad and in a good way! You want to know what really takes it over the top though? The fresh mint! Seriously, it ties the whole salad together and is NOT TO BE MISSED.
This is the perfect salad to serve up as an appetizer at a summer party but it also works equally as well as a light salad that WILL leave you satisfied.
Here’s what is in this Melon and Prosciutto Salad:
- Olive Oil
- Apple cider vinegar
- Honey
- Dijon mustard
- Fresh Mint
- Arugula
- Cantaloupe
- Honeydew melon
- Mozzarella
- Prosciutto
- Avocado
Did you know you need to clean your melons before cutting?
Just in case you didn’t know! Make sure to clean your melons before cutting in them! Whenever you are cutting whole fruit, especially melons, you’ll want to wash the outside of the fruit in case there are any harmful germs on the outside of the fruit. Of course you aren’t eating the melon skin, but you are cutting through it, and the knife can transfer bacteria from the skin into the inner flesh as it gets dragged through! Simple scrub with a vegetable brush with warm water as you would potatoes!
If you like this fresh summer salad recipe, check out these others:
- Tomato Cucumber Salad with Crispy Chickpeas (& Green Yogurt Dressing)
- Gluten-Free BLT Pasta Salad
- Watermelon Ahi Tuna Salad
- Mexican Street Corn Salad [VIDEO]
Melon Salad with Prosciutto
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoons maple syrup or honey add more to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon dijon mustard more to taste
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped mint
- big pinch of salt and big pinch of pepper
- 1 shallot minced
- 2 cups fresh arugula
- 1 cantaloupe sliced into half moons or cubed
- 1 honeydew melon diced
- 1 8- ounce container small mozzarella balls
- 15-20 slices prosciutto
- 1 avocado sliced
- 1/4 cup mint leaves thinly sliced
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together the salad dressing ingredients. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
- Assemble all salad ingredients on a serving platter.
- Drizzle 1/2 of dressing over salad right before serving serve with more dressing on the side!
Notes
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This post is sponsored by Rubbermaid FreshWorks. All opinions are always, 100% my own!
I’m especially interested in trying the Rubbermaid Freshwork containers for clamshell greens (like arugula or other greens called for in this recipe). Seems they easily hold moisture and go bad before I can eat a package.
Avocado or no avocado?
Would love to try some new storage containers!
OMG! This is a perfect combo! Italian meets healthy! I love prosciutto! What brand do you use because I sometimes find it hard to find good quality? Thanks for posting this!
I hate wasting food, but I often do since my berries and greens (such as salad mixes) spoil so fast. I would definetly use these for lettuce, berries, and my herbs, which are allready coming from the garden!
This salad looks amazing! One I must try!
Wow! I love that these containers extend the life of produce, that sounds like something I need in my kitchen. I lose too much fruit and veggies due to spoilage. These containers sound awesome!
I’d like to try these containers to keep fresh herbs, berries, and lettuce fresh longer. I hate throwing food away.
Wow, these containers sound amazing!!! And the salad looks delish. You can’t go wrong with prosciutto and mozzarella. Ever.
I love loading my summer salads with fresh fruit. What a great combination!
Looks delicious! I have a few parties coming up I definitely will try this. Thank you!
I’d love to try these out! I’m always looking for ways to extend the life of my greens!
Oh my gosh this salad looks so fresh and “spring-like”!! I can totally see enjoying this outside with friends, or for Mother’s Day!!
What a great idea. I’m going look for these the next time I’m at the store. We waste so much food that goes bad before we get a chance to eat it.
I am not familiar with these storage containers, but like the concept. Perfect for the all of the fresh veg, fruit and herbs coming from our garden soon! Thanks for sharing!
What a great combination! Can’t wait to try this. I’m going to have to look for these containers too. It’s such a bummer to discard salad greens, berries, etc. just because I couldn’t eat them fast enough.
Rubbermaid has a genius way to keep our foods fresh – they keep upping their game! I’m going to need 2 or 3 sets for the summer produce we love
I need these to keep my salad fresh! I’m so tired of it spoiling quickly!
YES. They are so perfect!
Have all the ingredients in the fridge now. This will be dinner for tomorrow. The containers sound amazing, I hate throwing fresh produce out because it spoiled before I used it all. Hate the waste!!
I so agree!! ENJOY!
These would really come in handy when my garden starts to produce strawberries and raspberries!
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