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Skewers of baby mozzarella, cherry tomatoes and melon wrapped in parma ham

Prep time 30 mins to 1 hour
Cook time 30 mins to 1 hour
Makes 10 skewers

Method


  1. To make the mozzarella skewers, heat the olive oil in a small pan and gently sweat the garlic, thyme and lemon zest for 2-3 minutes to soften and infuse. Remove from the heat and stir the lemon juice through. Allow to cool. Pour the mixture over the mozzarella balls in a bowl. Season and toss the cayenne and parsley through. Leave to marinade for as long as possible.

  2. Use a parisienne scoop to make about 20 balls from the melon flesh. (Reserve one melon half shell.) Wrap a piece of parma ham around each melon ball.

  3. Alternatively, arrange each of two mozzarella balls, melon balls and cherry tomatoes on each of 10 wooden skewers. Turn the reserved melon half shell, cut side down onto a plate or into a bowl and stick the prepared skewers in to display. Serve.

Ingredients

For the mozzarella skewers

  • 150ml/1/4pt olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 tsp picked thyme leaves
  • 2 lemons, 1 zested, 2 juiced
  • 20 baby mozzarella balls
  • pinch cayenne pepper
  • 1 tbsp roughly chopped flatleaf parsley

For the melon skewers

  • 1 charentais melon, halved and seeds removed
  • 10-12 slices of parma ham, cut the in half lengthways

For the tomato skewers

  • 20 cherry tomatoes
  • salt and pepper

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