Cantaloupe Prosciutto Caprese Salad
This cantaloupe Prosciutto Caprese salad is the perfect spring and summer salad. Sweet melon mixed with fresh mozzarella, pistachio nuts, Proscuitto, fresh basil and drizzle of honey and olive oil. You’re going to love this simple summer salad!
Well, I’m back from Mexico. It was a BLAST that involved all the following: pool time, tequila time, eating time and sleeping time. There was one day where there way WAYYYYYYYYYYY too much tequila time. It was also the day I decided to do a Facebook live. Drunk Brandy + Facebook live = sh*t show. I mean, it’s hilarious to watch now but why did I ever think it would be a good idea?
I probably should have listened to Art when he said “you shouldn’t FB live right now.” Hindsight is 20/20 – am I right?
Now, for the pictures of this cantaloupe Prosciutto Caprese salad I set it up deconstructed style. BUT don’t you worry! You can toss it all up in a big bowl and it will taste the exact same. I just like to get fancy sometimes. As one does when they’re a food blogger.
Also, can we talk about the cuteness of those little mini mozzarella balls? When I saw them at the store there was about zero chance I wasn’t going to buy them. I’m such a sucker for anything mini. Oh, and I added that delicious salty prosciutto because who doesn’t LOVE melon and prosciutto together?
To be quite honest this salad is the combination of 2 different salads all thrown together.
I kept the “dressing” simple for this salad by just drizzling on some really good olive oil (don’t I sound like Ina?) and some sweet honey. Crazy delicious y’all!
{Looking for even more delicious salad recipes? Try my Fall Panzanella Salad, Grilled Nectarine Salad, Warm Bacon Herb Potato Salad, Shaved Brussels Sprout Apple Bacon Salad, Fig Goat Cheese Salad with Fig Vinaigrette, Peach Feta Salad with Peach Vinaigrette, Burrata Caprese Salad or my Ham Cobb Salad}
Cantaloupe Prosciutto Caprese Salad
This cantaloupe Prosciutto Caprese salad is the perfect spring and summer salad. Sweet melon mixed with fresh mozzarella, pistachio nuts, Proscuitto, fresh basil and drizzle of honey and olive oil. You're going to love this simple summer salad!
Yield: 4-6 servings
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 cantaloupe, cut in half and seeds scooped out
- 5 slices Prosciutto, thinly sliced
- 1-1/2 cup mini fresh mozzarella balls
- 1/3 cup microgreens
- 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, finely sliced
- 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves, finely sliced
- 1/4 cup chopped pistachios
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Clover honey
- Kosher salt
- Black pepper
Directions:
Take peel off the cantaloupe and either thinly slice (like in the photos) or bite-size cube the cantaloupe. Add to a large bowl.
Mix in the prosciutto, mozzarella balls, microgreens, basil leaves, mint leaves and chopped pistachios. Toss to combine.
Drizzle on a little olive oil and honey, toss. Taste and add more olive oil or honey if desired or needed. Season with kosher salt and black pepper.
I might just have to order some on Amazon because this gluten free girl can never pass up a new product!
I am always looking for more ways to incorporate feta into my meals, I love it! This sounds fantastic!
Wow, this looks fantastic! I love that you added preserved lemon too!
Why did I think I could live without feta cheese this week?! Sigh, should have picked up that container at Costco. This is my first recipe when I get my hands on some because it looks utterly amazing!
I first tried preserved lemon at a Morroccan restaurant. I love finding new flavors! And the combination with feta and mint sounds good to me.
Growing up the only time we were allowed to buy dip was for the Super Bowl and like you said it was the french onion kind from the refrigerated section at the store. I think I’m rebelling now from the lack of dip in my childhood because I pretty much want dip on everything. All I would need is a spoon and I could polish off this lemony whipped feta no problem!
I love feta because of the tang and the texture of it when it crumbles. I have never thought of whipping it so change it while keeping the flavor. What a great recipe and those preserved lemons are the bomb!
Dear Brandy, this dip looks like a cloud of deliciousness. I love all the flavors…this would go great with so many dishes. Pinning for later. xo, Catherine
Yes to all of this. The feta, the preserved lemon, the garlic. So much YES.
I somehow ended up with three different containers of feta in my fridge (mostly because I keep forgetting I already have some and then go buy more) and a half-full jar of preserved lemons. Clearly, the universe wants me to have this dip in my life, and who am I to argue with the universe? 🙂
I’m going to a dip party in a few weeks and I’m totally making this! I love feta cheese.
I love feta based dips, but I’ve never had one with preserved lemon! Pinning this, because I’m always looking for creative ways to use up my preserved lemon jars before they expire. Thanks!
I love these crackers! I have tried them all and they are great & my kids love them too. This dip is so up my alley. I just love those preserved lemons paired with the creamy feta. Passsss the crackers please!
This is fabulous! There is a local place that has red pepper feta dip and it’s SO GOOD. I need to try to make it at home!
Love, love, LOVE the addition of preserved lemon in this dip, B! Pinned!
I’m drooling. Whipped feta is amazing as it is, but adding preserved lemon was a stoke of genius.
This looks wonderful! Do you have the book Meze by Diane Kochilas? You would love it!
I would like to dip my head into that feta. No? Okay, veggies or pita chips work too.
Girl shoot. You are speaking my love language!!!
OK, I laughed out loud at the thought of you stealing your own dip back from the kids, because that is SO something I would do myself. And I’m with you – growing up, that refrigerated French onion dip was where dip started and ended for me. And it’s still awesome. But there’s room in my life for homemade dip, too. And thank you for telling me that TJ’s has preserved lemons. I’m going to stop there tomorrow and pick some up!
Next time, make a batch of dip for yourself and another for any kids present. I would definitely attack this one with a spoon. Preserved lemons are so great with feta!
This feta cheese dip sounds so delicious. I have had picked lemons before but never preserved lemon before. I am definitely very intrigued.
I love feta so much I just might actually steal it from children, haha, because seriously, this dip looks amazing!
Oh feta cheese, you look amazing in this dip! And I don’t know if I’ve ever had preserved lemon before! Its sounds like the perfect addition here!
Pretty sure I’d be one of those kids at the Super Bowl party hoarding this dip all to myself. SUH GOOD.
Whipped feta just sounds heavenly to me! haha I love french onion too (you know the kind from the store) so I’m thinking that if our taste buds are alike, I’m going to go crazy for this! And yeah, I would have stole my own dip back too! haha I totally just pictured you in my head doing that and it was awesome! haha I love you!
All things with preserved lemon make me swoon.
Those kids know what’s up! I love the grocery store dip, too – but oh yeah, this would definitely blow my mind…looks amazing.
The crackers sound great! Love that they’re GF and the brownies sound like something I definitely need to try. And I’m intrigued by the preserved lemons. I’ve never tried them!
This looks incredibly delicious! My lemon loving kids will certainly be fighting over it!
This is ridiculously awesome. I’ve made it dozens of times already.