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Marinated melon and bocconcini

Colourful melon and mozzarella balls in a black salad bowl

Marinated melon and bocconcini

Name: Marinated melon and bocconcini
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 4 as a starter
Ingredients: ½ galia melon; ½ charentais or cantaloupe melon; 250g tub (we used Garofalo) buffalo mozzarella bocconcini drained; a few sprigs oregano leaves picked; 2 tbsp white balsamic vinegar; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 red chilli finely chopped

Janine Ratcliffe

Published: August 23, 2019 at 12:32 PM

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Serves 4 as a starter

Easy

Total time: 15 mins

+ marinating

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Bocconcini are mini mozzarella balls and they pair perfectly with sweet honeyed melon in this 80s-inspired salad

Gluten free

Vegetarian

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*This recipe is gluten-free according to industry standards

Ingredients

Nutrition

½ galia melon
½ charentais or cantaloupe melon
250g tub (we used Garofalo) buffalo mozzarella bocconcini

drained
a few sprigs oregano

leaves picked

DRESSING

2 tbsp white balsamic vinegar
2 tbsp olive oil
1 red chilli

finely chopped

Nutrition: per serving

kcal253
fat18.4g
saturates9.4g
carbs9.2g
sugars9.5g
fibre0.9g
protein12.3g
salt0.7g

Method

step 1

Use a melon baller or teaspoon to scoop out balls of melon and put in a serving dish.
step 2

Whisk the balsamic and olive oil together, and stir in the chilli and some seasoning.
step 3

Add the bocconcini to the melon balls then spoon over the dressing. Leave at room temperature for 30 minutes to take the chill off. Scatter over the oregano leaves just before serving.

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